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W. Ż. () and des affaires publiques de la Cour suprême - nomination) (Effective legal protection in the fields covered by EU law - Principles of the irremovability of judges and judicial independence - Judgment)

[2021] EUECJ C48719Court of Justice of the European Union (including the General Court)2021

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REQUEST for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Sąd Najwyższy (Izba Cywilna) (Supreme Court (Civil Chamber), Poland), made by decision of 21 May 2019, received at the Court on 26 June 2019, in the proceedings brought by

Prokurator Generalny zastępowany przez Prokuraturę Krajową, formerly Prokurator Prokuratury Krajowej Bożena Górecka,

composed of K. Lenaerts, President, R. Silva de Lapuerta, Vice-President, A. Prechal (Rapporteur), M. Vilaras, E. Regan, M. Ilešič, L. Bay Larsen, A. Kumin and N. Wahl, Presidents of Chambers, D. Šváby, S. Rodin, F. Biltgen, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos and N. Jääskinen, Judges,

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 22 September 2020,

– the Prokurator Generalny zastępowany przez Prokuraturę Krajową, by R. Hernand, A. Reczka, S. Bańko, B. Górecka and M. Słowińska,

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