Judgment_paragraph 32 · Q-Beef NV v Belgische Staat and Frans Bosschaert v Belgische Staat, Vleesgroothandel Georges Goossens en Zonen NV and Slachthuizen Goossens NV (C-89/10, C-96/10)

32It is settled case-law that, in the absence of EU rules in the field, it is for the national legal system of each Member State to designate the courts and tribunals having jurisdiction and to lay down the detailed procedural rules governing actions for safeguarding rights which individuals derive from EU law, provided that such rules are not less favourable than those governing similar national actions (principle of equivalence) and that they do not render practically impossible or excessively difficult the exercise of rights conferred by EU law (principle of effectiveness) (see, in particular, Case C-452/09 Iaia and Others [2011] ECR I-4043, paragraph 16 and case-law cited).