Hvis Retten finder, at sagen kræver en principafgørelse, der kan påvirke EU-rettens ensartede anvendelse eller sammenhæng, kan den henvise sagen til Domstolen, for at denne skal træffe afgørelse.  
Where the General Court considers that the case requires a decision of principle likely to affect the unity or consistency of Union law, it may refer the case to the Court of Justice for a ruling.  