Judgment_paragraph 26 · Hogan Lovells International LLP v Bayer CropScience AG (C-229/09)

26Under the second paragraph of Article 252 TFEU, it is the duty of the Advocate General, acting with complete impartiality and independence, to make, in open court, reasoned submissions on cases which, in accordance with the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, require the Advocate General’s involvement. In carrying out that task, the Advocate General may, where appropriate, analyse a reference for a preliminary ruling by placing it within a context which is broader than that strictly defined by the referring court or by the parties to the main proceedings. The Court is not bound either by the conclusion reached by the Advocate General or by the reasoning which led to that conclusion.

Hogan Lovells International LLP v Bayer CropScience AG (C-229/09)

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