42It is also clear from the settled case-law of the Court that a national court may refer a question to the Court only if there is a case pending before it and if it is called upon to give judgment in proceedings intended to lead to a decision of a judicial nature (order of 26 November 1999, ANAS, C‑192/98, EU:C:1999:589, paragraph 21; and judgments of 31 January 2013, Belov, C‑394/11, EU:C:2013:48, paragraph 39; and of 6 October 2021, W.Ż. (Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court – Appointment), C‑487/19, EU:C:2021:798, paragraph 84 and the case-law cited).
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