This case was joined with Case C‑615/20

Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Rule of law – Effective legal protection in the fields covered by Union law – Independence of judges – Primacy of EU law – Article 4(3) TEU – Duty of sincere cooperation – Lifting of a judge’s immunity from prosecution and his or her suspension from duties ordered by the Izba Dyscyplinarna (Disciplinary Chamber) of the Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court, Poland) – Lack of independence and impartiality on the part of that chamber – Alteration of the composition of the court formation called on to adjudicate on a case which up to that time had been entrusted to that judge – Prohibitions on national courts calling into question the legitimacy of a court, on undermining its functioning or on assessing the legality or effectiveness of the appointment of judges or of their judicial powers, subject to disciplinary penalties – Obligation on the courts concerned and the bodies which have power to designate and modify the composition of court formations to disapply the measures lifting immunity and suspending the judge concerned – Obligation on the same courts and bodies to disapply the national provisions providing for those prohibitions

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