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.
Germany has a temperate climate throughout the country with warm summers and cold winters, however long periods of frost or snow are rare. Rain falls throughout the year. The average monthly January daytime temperature is 3 degrees celcius (38 degrees Fahrenheit) and in July it's 22 degrees celcius (72 degrees Fahrenheit). Extremes temperatures sometimes reach -10 degrees celcius (5 Fahrenheit) in winter and 35 degrees celcius (95 Fahrenheit) in the summer months. Interested in the more detailed Weather and Climate of Germany? Please select a city in or above the map you wish to travel to or the one closest to your destination.