I de i traktatens artikel 234 omhandlede tilfælde påhviler det dennationale ret, der beslutter at udsætte en sag og retter henvendelsetil Domstolen, at oversende denne beslutning til Domstolen.
In the cases governed by Article 234 of this Treaty, the decisionof the court or tribunal of a Member State which suspends its proceedings and refers a case to the Court shall be notified to the Court by the court or tribunal concerned.