The article reflects on the request submitted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, with a view to amend its Statute transferring to the General Court the jurisdiction to hear and determine questions referred for a preliminary ruling in specific areas laid down by the Statute.

In December 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union made a request to the EU legislators to amend the provisions of its Statute in order to entrust the General Court with the adjudication of some preliminary rulings. The present article explores the main lines of the proposal in the broader framework of possible avenues for reform of the EU judicial system.