tice. This Article examines the preliminary ruling procedure, by far the most important procedure for legal practitioners and courts. I. CONTENT AND PURPOSE OF THE PRELIMvINARY RULING PROCEDURE In the preliminary ruling procedure, cooperation between the courts of the Member States and the Court of'Justice in the interpretation of Community law is enshrined in the EC Treaty
Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,962 metres (9,718 ft)) in the south to the shores of the North Sea (Nordsee) in the northwest and the Baltic Sea (Ostsee) in the northeast.ermany is a country in west-central Europe, that stretches from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
To the west of Germany are the countries of France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The total area of Germany is 137,847 square miles. The large majority of Germany has warm summers and cool or cold winters. In June 2013, Germany had a population of 80.6 million people.