Article 177 shall apply to this Title under the following circumstances and conditions: where a question on the interpretation of this Title or on the validity or inter­pretation of acts of the institutions of the Community based on this Title is raised in a case pending before a court or a tribunal of a Member State against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under national law, that court or tribunal shall, if it considers that a decision on the question is necessary to enable it to give judgment, request the Court of Justice to give a ruling thereon.
Beidh feidhm ag Airteagal 177 maidir leis an Teideal seo sna himthosca agus faoi na coinníollacha seo a leanas: nuair a thabharfar ceist ar aird a bhaineann le léiriú an Teidil seo nó le bailíocht nó léiriú gníomhartha de chuid institiúidí an Chomhphobail arna mbunú ar an Teideal seo i gcás atá ar feitheamh os comhair cúirte nó binse de chuid Ballstáit agus nach bhfuil leigheas breithiúnach faoin dlí náisiúnta in aghaidh bhreitheanna na cúirte nó an bhinse sin, féadfaidh an chúirt nó an binse sin, má mheasann sí nó sé gur gá breith maidir leis an geeist sin ionas go bhféadfaidh si nó sé breithiúnas a thabhairt, a iarraidh ar an gCúirt Bhreithiúnais réamhrialú a thabhairt ar an geeist sin.