Judgment_paragraph 49 · Criminal proceedings against HYA and Others (C-348/21)

49It should be borne in mind that Article 267 TFEU empowers the Court not to apply rules of EU law to a particular case, but only to rule on the interpretation of the Treaties and of acts adopted by the EU institutions. According to settled case-law, the Court may, however, in the framework of the judicial cooperation established by that article and on the basis of the case file, provide the national court with guidance on the interpretation of EU law which may be useful to it in assessing the effects of a particular provision of EU law (judgment of 2 March 2021, A. B. and Others (Appointment of judges to the Supreme Court – Action), C‑824/18, EU:C:2021:153, paragraph 96 and the case-law cited).