Where the Court of Justice and the General Court are seised of cases in which the same relief is sought, the same issue of interpretation is raised or the validity of the same act is called in question, the General Court may, after hearing the parties, stay the proceedings before it until such time as the Court of Justice has delivered judgment, or, where the action is one brought pursuant to Article III-365 of the Constitution or pursuant to Article 146 of the EAEC Treaty, may decline jurisdiction so as to allow the Court of Justice to rule on such actions.
Če so Sodišču in Sodišču splošne pristojnosti predložene zadeve, kjer je predmet isti, kjer se postavlja isto vprašanje razlage ali odloča o veljavnosti istega akta, lahko Sodišče splošne pristojnosti po tem, ko je dalo strankam možnost, da zavzamejo stališče, postopek prekine, dokler Sodišče ne izda sodbe, ali, če gre za tožbe, vložene na podlagi III-365. člena Ustave ali člena 146 Pogodbe ESAE, razglasi za nepristojno, da bi o njih lahko odločalo Sodišče.