Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: March 1, 2002 Entry into force - See Art 76 Date of end of validity: Modified by Corrected by: Modified by: Commission Regulation (EU) No 416/2010 of 12 May 2010 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending Annexes I, II, III and IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EC) No 280/2009 of 6 April 2009 amending Annexes I, II, III and IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EC) No 1937/2004 of 9 November 2004 amending Annexes I, II, III and IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/263 of 16 January 2015 amending Annexes I to IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Regulation (EC) No 1103/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC, with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Three
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detail Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 18. Cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs - A. Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters
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detail Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
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detail Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EC) No 1496/2002 of 21 August 2002 amending Annex I (the rules of jurisdiction referred to in Article 3(2) and Article 4(2)) and Annex II (the list of competent courts and authorities) to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2013 of 18 June 2013 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Commission Regulation (EU) No 156/2012 of 22 February 2012 amending Annexes I to IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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detail Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
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detail Amendment proposed by: All documents based on this document: Repealed by: Modifies Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 January 2018. Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Articles 15 and 16 — Jurisdiction in respect of consumer contracts — Definition of ‘consumer’ — Assignment between consumers of claims against the same trader or professional. Case C-498/16. Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 June 2012. GREP GmbH v Freitstaat Bayern. Request for a preliminary ruling — Landesgericht Salzburg — Interpretation of the first sentence of Article 51(1) and of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or, in the alternative, of Article 43(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1) and of Article 6(1) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — Scope of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Procedure for enforcement of a ruling made in another Member State — Right to legal aid — Whether national legislation refusing that right to legal persons is lawful. First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 47 and 51(1) — Implementation of European Union law — Action against a decision holding that a ruling delivered in another Member State ordering enforcement procedures was enforceable — Effective judicial protection — Right of access to courts — Legal aid — National legislation refusing legal aid to legal persons. Case C-156/12. Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 July 2017. Assens Havn v Navigators Management (UK) Limited. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in insurance matters — National legislation providing, on certain conditions, for an injured person’s right to bring legal proceedings directly against the insurer of the person responsible for an accident — Agreement on jurisdiction concluded between the insurer and the party which caused the damage. Case C-368/16. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 7 February 2013. Refcomp SpA v Axa Corporate Solutions Assurance SA and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France). Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Interpretation of Article 23 — Jurisdiction clause in a contract concluded between the manufacturer and the initial buyer of goods — Contract forming part of a chain of contracts transferring ownership — Whether that clause may be relied on against the sub-buyer of the goods. Case C‑543/10. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 June 2018. Petronas Lubricants Italy SpA v Livio Guida. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d'appello di Torino. Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU — Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (CETA) — Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) — Establishment of a Tribunal and an Appellate Tribunal — Compatibility with primary EU law — Requirement to respect the autonomy of the EU legal order — Level of protection of public interests determined, in accordance with the EU constitutional framework, by the EU institutions — Equal treatment of Canadian investors and EU investors — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 20 — Access to the above Tribunals and their independence — Article 47 of the Charter — Financial accessibility — Commitment to guarantee that accessibility for natural persons and small and medium-sized enterprises — External and internal aspects of the requirement of independence — Appointment, remuneration and ethics of the Members — Role of the CETA Joint Committee — Binding interpretations of the CETA determined by that Committee. Case C-1/17. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 26 September 2013. Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel GmbH v SC Laminorul SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 34(3) and (4) — Recognition of a judgment given in another Member State — Situation whereby that judgment is irreconcilable with an earlier judgment given in that Member State involving the same cause of action and between the same parties. Case C‑157/12. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 June 2023. BNP Paribas SA v TR. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Articles 33 and 36 – Recognition of a judgment given in another Member State – Question raised incidentally before the courts of another Member State – Effects produced by that judgment in the State of origin – Admissibility of an action brought in the Member State addressed after that judgment – National procedural rules imposing the concentration of claims in a single set of proceedings. Case C-567/21. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 July 2016. Emmanuel Lebek v Janusz Domino. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 34(2) — Defendant not entering an appearance — Recognition and enforcement of judgments — Grounds for refusing enforcement — Document instituting proceedings not served on the defendant in sufficient time — Concept of ‘proceedings to challenge a judgment’ — Application for relief — Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 — Article 19(4) — Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents — Period within which an application for relief may be submitted. Case C-70/15. Case C-420/07: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 28 April 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division) (United Kingdom)) — Meletis Apostolides v David Charles Orams, Linda Elizabeth Orams (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protocol No 10 on Cyprus — Suspension of the application of the — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Judgment given by a Cypriot court sitting in the area effectively controlled by the Cypriot Government and concerning immovable property situated outside that area — Articles 22(1), 34(1) and (2), 35(1) and 38(1) of that regulation) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 34 PT 2 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 34 PT 1 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 35.1 Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 February 2009. Allianz SpA and Generali Assicurazioni Generali SpA v West Tankers Inc. Reference for a preliminary ruling: House of Lords - United Kingdom. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Scope of application - Jurisdiction of a court of a Member State to issue an order restraining a party from commencing or continuing proceedings before a court of another Member State on the ground that those proceedings would be contrary to an arbitration agreement - New York Convention. Case C-185/07. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 May 2011. Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Frankfurt Branch. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Kammergericht Berlin - Germany. Jurisdiction in civil matters - Articles 22(2) and 27 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State in which a company has its seat to adjudicate upon disputes relating to the validity of decisions of the company’s organs - Scope - Action brought by a legal person governed by public law for a declaration that a contract is void on account of alleged invalidity of the decisions of its organs relating to the conclusion of the contract - Lis pendens - Obligation on any court other than the court first seised to stay proceedings - Scope. Case C-144/10. Joined Cases C-585/08 and C-144/09: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 December 2010 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria)) — Peter Pammer v Reederei Karl Schlüter GmbH & Co KG (C-585/08) and Hotel Alpenhof GesmbH v Oliver Heller (C-144/09) (Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 15(1)(c) and (3) — Jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Contract for a voyage by freighter — Concept of ‘package travel’ — Contract for a hotel stay — Presentation of the voyage and the hotel on a website — Concept of activity ‘directed to’ the Member State of the consumer’s domicile — Criteria — Accessibility of the website) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 15.3 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 15.1 {C|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/C} Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 September 2015. Holterman Ferho Exploitatie BV and Others v F.L.F. Spies von Büllesheim. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 5(1) — Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract — Article 5(3) — Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort or delict — Articles 18 to 21 — Individual employment contract — Company director’s contract — Termination of the contract — Grounds — Poor performance and wrongful conduct — Action for a declaratory judgment and for damages — Meaning of ‘individual contract of employment’. Case C-47/14. A19 A05PT1 A05PT3 A18 A21 A20 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 May 2008. Glaxosmithkline and Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline v Jean-Pierre Rouard. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Section 5 of Chapter II - Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment - Section 2 of Chapter II - Special jurisdiction - Article 6, point 1 - More than one defendant. Case C-462/06. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2007. FBTO Schadeverzekeringen NV v Jack Odenbreit. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001- Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Liability insurance - Action brought by the injured party directly against the insurer - Rule of jurisdiction of the courts for the place where the plaintiff is domiciled. Case C-463/06. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 April 2016. Profit Investment SIM SpA v Stefano Ossi and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Area of Freedom, Security and Justice — Concept of ‘irreconcilable judgments’ — Actions having different subject-matters brought against several defendants domiciled in various Member States — Conditions for the prorogation of jurisdiction — Jurisdiction clause — Concept of ‘matters relating to a contract’ — Verification of the lack of a valid contractual link. Case C-366/13. A23P1LA A06PT1 A23P1LC A05PT1LA A23 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 December 2011. Eva-Maria Painer v Standard VerlagsGmbH and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Handelsgericht Wien - Austria. Jurisdiction in civil matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 6(1) - More than one defendant - Directive 93/98/EEC - Article 6 - Protection of photographs - Directive 2001/29/EC - Article 2 - Reproduction - Use of a portrait photograph as a template to establish a photo-fit - Article 5(3)(d) - Exceptions and limitations as regards quotations - Article 5(3)(e) - Exceptions and limitations for the purposes of public security - Article 5(5). Case C-145/10. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 February 2019. NK v BNP Paribas Fortis NV. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 — Scope of those regulations — Bankruptcy of a bailiff — Action brought by the liquidator in charge of administering and liquidating the bankruptcy. Case C-535/17. Case C-533/08: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 May 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands)) — TNT Express Nederland B.V. v AXA Versicherung AG (Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 71 — Conventions concluded by the Member States in relation to particular matters — Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 71 Case C-533/07: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 April 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Falco Privatstiftung, Thomas Rabitsch v Gisela Weller-Lindhorst (Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(1)(a) and the second indent of Article 5(1)(b) — The concept of provision of services — Contract assigning intellectual property rights) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT B) Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 September 2015. Christophe Bohez v Ingrid Wiertz. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 –– Articles 1(2) and 49 — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Matters excluded — Family law — Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 — Article 47(1) — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matters of parental responsibility — Judgment concerning rights of access which imposes a periodic penalty payment — Enforcement of that penalty payment. Case C-4/14. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 December 2020. A. B. and B. B. v Personal Exchange International Limited. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Article 15(1) – Jurisdiction over consumer contracts – Concept of ‘consumer’ – Poker-playing contract concluded online between a natural person and an organiser of games of chance – Natural person earning a living from online poker games – Knowledge of that person – Regularity of the activity. Case C-774/19. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 April 2016. Austro-Mechana Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung mechanisch-musikalischer Urheberrechte Gesellschaft mbH v Amazon EU Sàrl and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Article 5(3) — Concept of ‘tort, delict or quasi-delict’ — Directive 2001/29/EC — Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society — Article 5(2)(b) — Reproduction right — Exceptions and limitations — Reproduction for private use — Fair compensation — Non-payment — Whether included in the scope of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001. Case C-572/14. Case C-381/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Car Trim GmbH v KeySafety Systems Srl (Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 5(1)(b) — Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract — Determination of the place of performance of the obligation — Criteria for distinguishing between sale of goods and provision of services ) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT 1B) Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 December 2019. ML v Aktiva Finants OÜ. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Requirement for adversarial proceedings and an effective remedy — Decision of a national court declaring enforceable a judgment delivered by a court of another Member State — National procedure granting leave for further consideration of an appeal. Case C-433/18. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 March 2020. Libuše Králová v Primera Air Scandinavia. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Obvodní soud pro Prahu 8. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 5(1) — Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract — Articles 15 to 17 — Jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Articles 6 and 7 — Right to compensation in the case where a flight is subject to a long delay — Contract for carriage combining travel and accommodation concluded between the passenger and a travel agency — Action for compensation brought against the air carrier which is not a party to that contract — Directive 90/314/EEC — Package travel. Case C-215/18. Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 October 2013. OTP Bank Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság v Hochtief Solution AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(1)(a) — Concept of ‘matters relating to a contract’. Case C‑519/12. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 25 October 2012. Folien Fischer AG and Fofitec AG v Ritrama SpA. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Area of freedom, security and justice – Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters – Special jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict – Action for a negative declaration (‘negative Feststellungsklage’) – Whether a person alleged to have committed a harmful act may bring a person who might be adversely affected before the courts with jurisdiction for the place where the act allegedly occurred or may occur, seeking a declaration that there is no liability in tort or delict. Case C-133/11. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 September 2017. Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH and BigBen Interactive SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf. References for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Article 20(1)(c), Article 79(1) and Articles 82, 83, 88 and 89 — Action for infringement — Limitation of the rights conferred by the Community design — Concept of ‘citations’ — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 6(1) — Jurisdiction in respect of the co-defendant domiciled outside the Member State of the forum — Territorial scope of the jurisdiction of the Community design courts — Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 — Article 8(2) — Law applicable to claims seeking the adoption of orders relating to sanctions and other measures. Joined Cases C-24/16 and C-25/16. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 September 2008. Hakan Er v Wetteraukreis. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgericht Gießen - Germany. EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Decision No 1/80 of the Association Council - Article 7, first paragraph, second indent - Right of residence of the adult child of a Turkish worker - Absence of paid employment - Conditions governing the loss of acquired rights. Case C-453/07. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 2010. Car Trim GmbH v KeySafety Systems Srl. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 5(1)(b) - Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - Determination of the place of performance of the obligation - Criteria for distinguishing between ‘sale of goods’ and ‘provision of services’. Case C-381/08. Case C-372/07: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 October 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court — Ireland) — Nicole Hassett v South Eastern Health Board, Cheryl Doherty v North Western Health Board (Jurisdiction — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Point 2 of Article 22 — Disputes as to the validity of decisions of organs of companies — Exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State where the company has its seat — Medical practitioners' mutual defence organisation) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 22 PT 2 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 May 2017. HanseYachts AG v Port D’Hiver Yachting SARL and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Stralsund. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 27 — Lis pendens — Court first seised — Point 1 of Article 30 — Concept of ‘document instituting the proceedings’ or ‘equivalent document’ — Application for proceedings to preserve or establish, prior to any legal proceedings, evidence of facts on which a subsequent action could be based). Case C-29/16. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 March 2016. Flight Refund Ltd v Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — European order for payment procedure — Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 — Articles 17 and 20 — Obligations of a court seised in order to designate the court with territorial jurisdiction to hear contentious proceedings following the defendant’s opposition to the European order for payment — Competence of the courts of the Member State of origin of the European order for payment — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Debt arising from the right to compensation under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on account of a flight delay. Case C-94/14. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 3 October 2013. Proceedings brought by Siegfried János Schneider. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad. Jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Scope — Legal capacity of natural persons — Exclusive jurisdiction in matters relating to rights in rem in immovable property — Scope — Non-contentious proceedings concerning the right of a person who has been placed under guardianship and is domiciled in a Member State to dispose of immovable property situated in another Member State. Case C‑386/12. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 3 April 2014. Hi Hotel HCF SARL v Uwe Spoering. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — International jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict — Act committed in one Member State consisting in participation in an act of tort or delict committed in another Member State — Determination of the place where the harmful event occurred. Case C‑387/12. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 September 2009. German Graphics Graphische Maschinen GmbH v Alice van der Schee. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands. Insolvency - Application of the law of the Member State of the opening of proceedings - Reservation of title - Situation of assets. Case C-292/08. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 17 October 2013. Lokman Emrek v Vlado Sabranovic. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Saarbrücken. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 15(1)(c) — Jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Whether jurisdiction is limited to distance contracts — Causal link between the commercial or professional activity directed to the Member State of the consumer’s domicile via an Internet site and the conclusion of the contract. Case C‑218/12. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 11 September 2014. A v B and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Article 267 TFEU — National constitution — Interlocutory procedure for the mandatory review of constitutionality — Assessment as to whether a national law is consistent both with EU law and with national constitutional law — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — No known domicile or place of residence of the defendant in the territory of a Member State — Prorogation of jurisdiction where the defendant enters an appearance — Court-appointed representative in absentia for the defendant. Case C‑112/13. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 July 2015. Diageo Brands BV v Simiramida-04 EOOD. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Recognition and enforcement of judgments — Grounds for refusing enforcement — Infringement of public policy in the State in which recognition is sought — Judgment given by a court in another Member State contrary to EU law on trade marks — Directive 2004/48/EC — Enforcement of intellectual property rights — Legal costs. Case C-681/13. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 September 2023. Charles Taylor Adjusting Limited and FD v Starlight Shipping Company and Overseas Marine Enterprises INC. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Areios Pagos. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Recognition and enforcement in one Member State of judgments from another Member State – Article 34 – Grounds for refusal – Infringement of public policy in the European Union and of national public policy – Definition of ‘public policy’ – Mutual trust – ‘“Quasi” anti-suit injunction’ – Judgments preventing the exercise of the right to effective judicial protection or the continuation of proceedings brought before the courts of another Member State. Case C-590/21. Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber), 14 November 2013. Armin Maletic and Marianne Maletic v lastminute.com Gmbh and TUI Österreich GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Feldkirch. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001– Article 16(1) — Contract for travel concluded between a consumer domiciled in one Member State and a travel agency established in another Member State — Supplier of services used by the travel agency established in the Member State where the consumer is domiciled — Right of a consumer to bring an action against two undertakings before the court for the place of his domicile. Case C‑478/12. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2010. Wood Floor Solutions Andreas Domberger GmbH v Silva Trade SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Wien - Austria. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001- Special jurisdiction - Article 5(1)(a) and (b), second indent - Provision of services - Commercial agency contract - Performance in several Member States. Case C-19/09. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 28 January 2015. Harald Kolassa v Barclays Bank plc. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien. Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Consumer contracts — Consumer, domiciled in one Member State, having purchased securities issued by a bank in another Member State from an intermediary established in a third Member State — Jurisdiction for actions brought against the bank that issued those securities. Case C-375/13. A15P1 A05PT1 A05PT1LA A05PT3 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016. Concurrence Sàrl v Samsung Electronics France SAS and Amazon Services Europe Sàrl. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Tort, delict or quasi-delict — Selective distribution network — Prohibition on online resale outside a network — Action for an injunction prohibiting unlawful interference — Connecting factor. Case C-618/15. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 4 September 2014. Nickel & Goeldner Spedition GmbH v ‘Kintra’ UAB. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 — Article 3(1) — Concept of an ‘action related to insolvency proceedings and closely connected with those proceedings’ — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 1(2)(b) — Concept of ‘bankruptcy’ — Action for payment of a debt brought by the insolvency administrator — Debt arising out of the international carriage of goods — Relationship between Regulations No 1346/2000 and No 44/2001 and the Convention for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). Case C‑157/13. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 April 2011. DHL Express France SAS v Chronopost SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Intellectual property - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 98(1) - Prohibition against infringement, issued by a Community trade mark court - Territorial scope - Coercive measures attached to such a prohibition - Effect in the territory of Member States other than the Member State of the court seised. Case C-235/09. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 March 2016. Taser International Inc. v SC Gate 4 Business SRL and Cristian Mircea Anastasiu. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Contracts imposing an obligation on a Romanian undertaking to assign trade marks to an undertaking with its seat in a third country — Refusal — Clause conferring jurisdiction on a third country — Defendant entering an appearance before the Romanian courts without raising an objection — Applicable rules on jurisdiction. Case C-175/15. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 September 2009. Vorarlberger Gebietskrankenkasse v WGV-Schwäbische Allgemeine Versicherungs AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Landesgericht Feldkirch - Austria. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Articles 9(1)(b) and 11(2) - Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Motor accident - Statutory assignment of the rights of an injured party in favour of a social security institution - Action for recovery against the insurer of a person allegedly liable - Objective of protecting the weaker party. Case C-347/08. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 May 2015. Jaouad El Majdoub v CarsOnTheWeb.Deutschland GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Krefeld. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 23 — Agreement conferring jurisdiction — Formal requirements — Communication by electronic means which provides a durable record of the agreement — Definition — General terms and conditions of sale which can be consulted and printed from a link which enables them to be displayed in a new window — Click-wrapping. Case C-322/14. Case C-463/06: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)) — FBTO Schadeverzekeringen NV v Jack Odenbreit (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance — Liability insurance — Action brought by the injured party directly against the insurer — Rule of jurisdiction of the courts for the place where the plaintiff is domiciled) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 9.1 PT B) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 11.2 Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 May 2010. Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna as, Vienna Insurance Group v Michal Bilas. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Okresní soud v Chebu - Czech Republic. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001- Action brought by an insurer before the court of its place of domicile seeking the payment of an insurance premium by the policyholder, domiciled in a different Member State - Appearance of the defendant entered before the court seised - Jurisdiction not contested and defence as to substance - Entering an appearance conferring jurisdiction. Case C-111/09. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 3 October 2013. Peter Pinckney v KDG Mediatech AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France). Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Matters relating to tort, delict and quasi-delict — Copyright — Material support reproducing a protected work — Placing on line — Determination of the place where the harmful event occurred. Case C‑170/12. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 3 April 2014. Irmengard Weber v Mechthilde Weber. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 22(1) — Exclusive jurisdiction — Disputes in proceedings which have as their object rights in rem in immovable property — Nature of the right of pre-emption — Article 27(1) — Lis pendens — Concept of proceedings involving the same cause of action and between the same parties — Relationship between Articles 22(1) and 27(1) — Article 28(1) — Related actions — Criteria for assessing whether to stay proceedings. Case C‑438/12. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 April 2009. Falco Privatstiftung and Thomas Rabitsch v Gisela Weller-Lindhorst. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Special jurisdiction - Article 5(1)(a) and the second indent of Article 5(1)(b) - The concept ‘provision of services’ - Contract assigning intellectual property rights. Case C-533/07. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 November 2011. Hypoteční banka a.s. v Udo Mike Lindner. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Okresní soud v Chebu - Czech Republic. Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Mortgage loan contract concluded by a consumer who is a national of one Member State with a bank established in another Member State - Legislation of a Member State making it possible, in the case where the exact domicile of the consumer is unknown, to bring an action against the latter before a court of that State. Case C-327/10. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 July 2016. Hőszig Kft. v Alstom Power Thermal Services. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Pécsi Törvényszék. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction clause — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 23 — Clause inserted in the general conditions — Consent of the parties to those conditions — Validity and precision of such a clause. Case C-222/15. Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber), 14 November 2013. Krejci Lager & Umschlagbetriebs GmbH v Olbrich Transport und Logistik GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Brussels Convention — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 5(1)(b) — Jurisdiction — Special jurisdiction — Matters relating to a contract — Concept of ‘provision of services’ — Storage contract. Case C‑469/12. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011. eDate Advertising GmbH and Others v X and Société MGN LIMITED. References for a preliminary ruling from Bundesgerichtshof and Tribunal de grande instance de Paris. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Jurisdiction ‘in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict’ – Directive 2000/31/EC – Publication of information on the internet – Adverse effect on personality rights – Place where the harmful event occurred or may occur – Law applicable to information society services. Joined Cases C-509/09 and C-161/10. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 May 2007. Color Drack GmbH v Lexx International Vertriebs GmbH. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Special jurisdiction - First indent of Article 5(1)(b) - Court for the place of performance of the contractual obligation in question - Sale of goods - Goods delivered in different places between a single Member State. Case C-386/05. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2017. Sandra Nogueira and Others v Crewlink Ireland Ltd and Miguel José Moreno Osacar v Ryanair Designated Activity Company. Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Cour du travail de Mons. References for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 19(2)(a) — Concept of ‘place in which the employee habitually carries out his work’ — Airline sector — Airline crew — Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 — Concept of ‘home base’. Joined Cases C-168/16 and C-169/16. Case C-180/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 May 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Wien (Austria)) — Renate Ilsinger v Martin Dreschers, acting as administrator in the insolvency of Schlank & Schick GmbH (Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Entitlement of a consumer to whom misleading advertising has been sent to seek payment, in judicial proceedings, of the prize which he has apparently won — Classification — Action of a contractual nature covered by Article 15(1)(c) of that regulation — Conditions) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 15.1 PT C) Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 23 April 2009. Draka NK Cables Ltd, AB Sandvik international, VO Sembodja BV and Parc Healthcare International Limited v Omnipol Ltd. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hof van Cassatie - Belgium. Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 43(1) - Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments - Notion of ‘party’. Case C-167/08. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 July 2017. Landeskrankenanstalten-Betriebsgesellschaft - KABEG v Mutuelles du Mans assurances - MMA IARD SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 9(1) — Article 11(2) — Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance — Direct action by the injured party against the insurer — Action brought by the employer, a public-law institution, statutory assignee of the rights of its employee, against the insurer of the vehicle involved — Subrogation). Case C-340/16. Case C-189/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 July 2009 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Zuid-Chemie BV v Philippo’s Mineralenfabriek NV/SA (Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Definition of the place where the harmful event occurred ) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT 3 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 October 2017. Hanssen Beleggingen BV v Tanja Prast-Knipping. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Article 2(1) — Jurisdiction of the courts of the place where the defendant is domiciled — Article 22(4) — Exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings concerned with the registration or validity of intellectual property rights — Proceedings to determine whether a person was correctly registered as the proprietor of a trade mark. Case C-341/16. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 March 2018. E.ON Czech Holding AG v Michael Dĕdouch and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Exclusive jurisdiction — Article 22(2) — Validity of decisions of the organs of companies or legal persons having their seat in the territory of a Member State — Exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that Member State — Decision of the general meeting of a company ordering the compulsory transfer to that company’s principal shareholder of the shares held by the company’s minority shareholders and determining the consideration to be paid to them by the principal shareholder — Judicial procedure for reviewing the reasonableness of that consideration. Case C-560/16. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 19 April 2012. F‑Tex SIA v Lietuvos‑Anglijos UAB ‘Jadecloud-Vilma’. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 — Article 3(1) — Concept of an action related to insolvency proceedings and closely connected with those proceedings — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 1(1) and (2)(b) — Concepts of civil and commercial matters and of bankruptcy or winding-up — Action brought on the basis of an assignment, by a liquidator, of his right to have a transaction set aside. Case C‑213/10. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 October 2018. Apple Sales International and Others v MJA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 23 — Jurisdiction clause in a distribution contract — Action for damages by the distributor based on the infringement of Article 102 TFEU by the supplier. Case C-595/17. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 July 2006. Reisch Montage AG v Kiesel Baumaschinen Handels GmbH. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 6(1) - Cases where there is more than one defendant - Action brought in a Member State against a person domiciled in that State who is the subject of bankruptcy proceedings and a co-defendant domiciled in another Member State - Inadmissibility of the action against the person who is the subject of bankruptcy proceedings - Jurisdiction of the court seised in relation to the co-defendant. Case C-103/05. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 15 November 2012. Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG and Others v Samskip GmbH. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Bremen. Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Articles 32 and 33 – Recognition of judgments – Concept of ‘judgment’ – Effects of a judgment on international jurisdiction – Jurisdiction clause. Case C‑456/11. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 12 September 2013. The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v Sunico ApS and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 1(1) — Scope — Concept of ‘civil and commercial matters’ — Action brought by a public authority — Damages in respect of involvement in a tax fraud by a third party not subject to VAT. Case C‑49/12. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 July 2017. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v Acacia Srl. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Intellectual property — Community designs — Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Articles 81 and 82 — Action for a declaration of non-infringement — Jurisdiction of Community design courts of the Member State where the defendant is domiciled. Case C-433/16. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 June 2019. Ágnes Weil v Géza Gulácsi. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szekszárdi Járásbíróság. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Article 66 — Temporal scope — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Material scope — Civil and commercial matters — Article 1(1) and (2)(a) — Matters excluded — Rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship — Article 54 — Application for the certificate certifying that the judgment given by the court of origin is enforceable — Judgment given concerning a debt stemming from the settlement of rights in property arising out of an unregistered non-marital partnership. Case C-361/18. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 6 September 2012. Daniela Mühlleitner v Ahmad Yusufi and Wadat Yusufi. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 15(1)(c) — Possible limitation of that jurisdiction to distance contracts. Case C‑190/11. Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 28 June 2017. Georgios Leventis and Nikolaos Vafeias v Malcon Navigation Co. Ltd and Brave Bulk Transport Ltd. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Areios Pagos. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 23 –– Jurisdiction clause — Jurisdiction clause in a contract between two companies — Action for damages — Joint and several liability of representatives of one of those companies for tortious acts — Ability of the representatives to rely upon that clause. Case C-436/16. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 14 March 2013. Česká spořitelna, a.s. v Gerald Feichter. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Městský soud v Praze. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Articles 5(1)(a) and 15(1) — Concepts of ‘matters relating to a contract’ and ‘contract concluded by a consumer’ — Promissory note — Aval — Guarantee provided for a credit contract. Case C‑419/11. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 July 2018. AB ‘flyLAL-Lithunian Airlines’ v Starptautiskā lidosta ‘Rīga’ VAS and ‘Air Baltic Corporation’ AS. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(3) — Tort, delict or quasi-delict — Place where the harmful event occurred — Place where the damage occurred and place of the event giving rise to the damage — Claim for compensation for damage allegedly caused by anticompetitive conduct committed in various Member States — Article 5(5) — Operations of a branch — Meaning. Case C-27/17. Case C-292/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 September 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands)) — German Graphics Graphische Maschinen GmbH v Alice van der Schee, acting as liquidator of Holland Binding BV (Insolvency — Application of the law of the Member State of the opening of proceedings — Reservation of title — Situation of assets) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 1.2 B) Case C-347/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 September 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Feldkirch (Austria)) — Vorarlberger Gebietskrankenkasse v WGV-Schwäbische Allgemeine Versicherungs AG (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Articles 9(1)(b) and 11(2) — Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance — Motor accident — Statutory assignment of the rights of an injured party in favour of a social security institution — Action for recovery against the insurer of a person allegedly liable — Objective of protecting the weaker party) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 11.2 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 9.1 B) Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 October 2016. Marjan Kostanjevec v F&S Leasing, GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 6(3) — Definition of ‘counterclaim’ — Claim based on unjust enrichment — Payment of a sum due under a decision that has been set aside — Temporal application. Case C-185/15. Case C-19/09: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Wien — Austria) — Wood Floor Solutions Andreas Domberger GmbH v Silva Trade, SA (Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(1)(a) and (b), second indent — Provision of services — Commercial agency contract — Performance in several Member States) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT 1 PT B) Case C-111/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 July 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden)) — SCT Industri AB i likvidation v Alpenblume AB (Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments — Scope — Insolvency) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 1.2 PT B) Case C-204/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2009 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Peter Rehder v Air Baltic Corporation (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Second indent of Article 5(1)(b) — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Articles 5(1)(c) and 7(1)(a) — Montreal Convention — Article 33(1) — Air transport — Passenger claims for compensation against airlines in the case of flight cancellation — Place of performance of the service — Jurisdiction in the case of air transport from one Member State to another Member State by an airline established in a third Member State) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5 PT B) Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2009. Peter Rehder v Air Baltic Corporation. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Second indent of Article 5(1)(b) - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Articles 5(1)(c) and 7(1)(a) - Montreal Convention - Article 33(1) - Air transport - Passenger claims for compensation against airlines in the case of flight cancellation - Place of performance of the service - Jurisdiction in the case of air transport from one Member State to another Member State by an airline established in a third Member State. Case C-204/08. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 23 October 2014. flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines AS v Starptautiskā lidosta Rīga VAS and Air Baltic Corporation AS. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās Tiesas Senāts. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 31 — Request for recognition and enforcement of a judgment ordering provisional or protective measures — Article 1(1) — Scope — Civil and commercial matters — Concept — Claim for compensation in respect of damage resulting from alleged infringements of EU competition law — Reductions in airport charges — Article 22(2) — Exclusive jurisdiction — Concept — Dispute in proceedings concerning companies or other legal persons or associations of natural or legal persons — Decision granting reductions — Article 34(1) — Grounds for refusal of recognition — Public policy in the State in which recognition is sought. Case C‑302/13. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 December 2021. HRVATSKE ŠUME d.o.o., Zagreb v BP Europa SE. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Visoki trgovački sud Republike Hrvatske. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Article 5(3) – Concept of ‘matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict’ – Judicial enforcement proceedings – Action for recovery of sums unduly paid based on unjust enrichment – Article 22(5) – Enforcement of judgments – Exclusive jurisdiction. Case C-242/20. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2016. Brite Strike Technologies Inc. v Brite Strike Technologies SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 22(4) — Jurisdiction in intellectual property disputes — Article 71 — Conventions concluded by the Member States on particular matters — Benelux Convention on intellectual property — Jurisdiction in disputes concerning Benelux trade marks and designs — Article 350 TFEU. Case C-230/15. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 June 2016. Universal Music International Holding BV v Michael Tétreault Schilling and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(3) — Tort, delict or quasi-delict — Harmful event — Lawyer’s negligence in drafting the contract — Place where the harmful event occurred. Case C-12/15. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 May 2016. Rudolfs Meroni v Recoletos Limited. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa Civillietu departaments. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Recognition and enforcement of provisional and protective measures — Concept of ‘public policy’. Case C-559/14. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 July 2009. SCT Industri AB i likvidation v Alpenblume AB. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Högsta domstolen - Sweden. Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments - Scope - Insolvency. Case C-111/08. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 May 2009. Renate Ilsinger v Martin Dreschers. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Wien - Austria. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Jurisdiction over consumer contracts - Entitlement of a consumer to whom misleading advertising has been sent to seek payment, in judicial proceedings, of the prize which he has apparently won - Classification - Action of a contractual nature covered by Article 15(1)(c) of that regulation - Conditions. Case C-180/06. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 5 June 2014. Coty Germany GmbH v First Note Perfumes NV. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulations (EC) Nos 40/94 and 44/2001 — Community trade mark — Article 93(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — International jurisdiction relating to infringement — Determination of the place where the harmful event occurred — Cross-border participation by several persons in a single unlawful act. Case C‑360/12. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2006. ASML Netherlands BV v Semiconductor Industry Services GmbH (SEMIS). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Recognition and enforcement - Article 34(2) - Judgment given in default of appearance - Ground for refusal - Meaning of the requirement that it must be "possible' for a defendant in default of appearance to commence proceedings to challenge the judgment - Failure to serve the judgment. Case C-283/05. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 19 July 2012. Ahmed Mahamdia v People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesarbeitsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Contract with an embassy of a third State — Immunity of the employing State — Concept of branch, agency or other establishment within the meaning of Article 18(2) — Compatibility with Article 21 of an agreement conferring jurisdiction on the courts of the third State. Case C‑154/11. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 28 July 2016. Gazdasági Versenyhivatal v Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Österreich. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Ítélőtábla. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Scope ratione materiae — Recovery of sum not due — Unjust enrichment — Debt arising from the unjustified repayment of a fine for infringement of competition law. Case C-102/15. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 October 2007. Freeport plc v Olle Arnoldsson. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Högsta domstolen - Sweden. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 6(1) - Special jurisdiction - More than one defendant - Legal bases of the actions - Abuse - Likelihood of success of an action brought in the courts for the place where one of the defendants is domiciled. Case C-98/06. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 21 June 2012. Wolf Naturprodukte GmbH v SEWAR spol. s r.o. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud. Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Temporal scope — Enforcement of a judgment delivered before the State of enforcement acceded to the European Union. Case C-514/10. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 July 2013. ÖFAB, Östergötlands Fastigheter AB v Frank Koot and Evergreen Investments BV. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hovrätten för Nedre Norrland. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Court with jurisdiction — Special jurisdiction in ‘matters relating to contract’ and ‘matters relating to tort, delict and quasi-delict’. Case C‑147/12. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 October 2011. Prism Investments BV v Jaap Anne van der Meer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands. Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Enforcement - Grounds for refusing enforcement - Compliance, in the State in which it was delivered, with the judgment in respect of which the declaration of enforceability is sought. Case C-139/10. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 16 January 2014. Andreas Kainz v Pantherwerke AG. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Liability for a defective product — Product manufactured in one Member State and sold in another Member State — Interpretation of the concept of ‘the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur’ — Place of the event giving rise to the damage. Case C‑45/13. Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 December 2015. Virpi Komu and Others v Pekka Komu and Jelena Komu. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Scope — Exclusive jurisdiction — Article 22(1) — Proceedings concerning rights in rem in immovable property — Concept — Action to terminate, by way of sale, the co-ownership in undivided shares of immovable property. Case C-605/14. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 December 2013. Nipponkoa Insurance Co. (Europe) Ltd v Inter-Zuid Transport BV. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Landgericht Krefeld - Germany. Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Articles 27, 33 and 71 - Lis pendens - Recognition and enforcement of judgments - Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) - Article 31(2) - Rules for coexistence - Action for indemnity - Action for a negative declaration - Negative declaratory judgment. Case C-452/12. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 13 June 2013. Goldbet Sportwetten GmbH v Massimo Sperindeo. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 — European order for payment procedure — Articles 6 and 17 — Opposition to the European order for payment without any challenge to the jurisdiction of the court of the Member State of origin — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Article 24 — Entering of an appearance of the defendant before the court seised — Applicability in the context of the European order for payment procedure. Case C‑144/12. Case C-167/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 23 April 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België (Belgium)) — Draka NK Cables Ltd, AB Sandvik International, VO Sembodja BV, Parc Healthcare International Ltd v Omnipol Ltd (Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 43(1) — Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments — Notion of party )) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 43.1 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 January 2019. Stefano Liberato v Luminita Luisa Grigorescu. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments on maintenance obligations — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 5(2) — Article 27 — Article 35(3) — Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility — Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 — Article 19 — Lis pendens — Article 22(a) — Article 23(a) — Non-recognition where the decisions are manifestly contrary to public policy — Article 24 — Prohibition of review of jurisdiction of the court of origin — Ground for the non-recognition based on a breach of the rules of lis pendens — Absence. Case C-386/17. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 January 2015. Pez Hejduk v EnergieAgentur.NRW GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 –Article 5(3) — Special jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict — Copyright — Dematerialised content — Placing online — Determination of the place of the event giving rise to the damage — Criteria. Case C-441/13. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 May 2010. TNT Express Nederland BV v AXA Versicherung AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands. Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters - Jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001- Article 71 - Conventions concluded by the Member States in relation to particular matters - Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). Case C-533/08. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 27 February 2014. Cartier parfums — lunettes SAS and Axa Corporate Solutions assurances SA v Ziegler France SA and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 27(2) — Lis pendens — Article 24 — Prorogation of jurisdiction — Establishment of jurisdiction of the court first seised by reason of appearance being entered without objection by the parties or the adoption of a final judgment. Case C‑1/13. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 December 2015. Rüdiger Hobohm v Benedikt Kampik Ltd & Co. KG and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in respect of consumer contracts — Articles 15(1)(c) and 16(1) — Meaning of a commercial or professional activity ‘directed to’ the Member State of the consumer’s domicile — Transaction-management contract designed to achieve the economic objective pursued by means of a brokerage contract concluded beforehand in the course of a commercial or professional activity ‘directed to’ the Member State of the consumer’s domicile — Close link. Case C-297/14. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 May 2015. Cartel Damage Claims (CDC) Hydrogen Peroxide SA v Evonik Degussa GmbH and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Dortmund. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 6(1) — Action, brought against several defendants domiciled in various Member States and which have participated in a cartel found to be contrary to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, seeking an order for the defendants to pay damages jointly and severally and for disclosure of information — Jurisdiction of the court seised with regard to the other defendants — Withdrawal of the action in relation to the defendant domiciled in the Member State of the court seised — Jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict — Article 5(3) — Jurisdiction clauses — Article 23 — Effective enforcement of the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements, decisions and concerted practices. Case C-352/13. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2016. Granarolo SpA v Ambrosi Emmi France SA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001– Article 5(1) and (3) — Court having jurisdiction — Concepts of ‘matters relating to a contract’ and ‘matters relating to tort or delict’ — Abrupt termination of a long-standing business relationship — Action for damages — Concepts of ‘sale of goods’ and ‘provision of services’. Case C-196/15. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 11 April 2013. Land Berlin v Ellen Mirjam Sapir and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Articles 1(1) and 6(1) — Concept of ‘civil and commercial matters’ — Undue payment made by a State entity — Claim for recovery of that payment in legal proceedings — Determination of the court having jurisdiction in the case where claims are connected — Close connection between the claims — Defendant domiciled in a non-member State. Case C‑645/11. Case C-185/07: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the House of Lords (United Kingdom)) — Allianz SpA, formerly Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta SpA, Generali Assicurazioni Generali SpA v West Tankers Inc. (Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Scope of application — Jurisdiction of a court of a Member State to issue an order restraining a party from commencing or continuing proceedings before a court of another Member State on the ground that those proceedings would be contrary to an arbitration agreement — New York Convention) Case C-111/09: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 May 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Okresní soud v Chebu — Czech Republic) — Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna as, Vienna Insurance Group v Michal Bilas (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Action brought by an insurer before the court of its place of domicile seeking the payment of an insurance premium by the policyholder, domiciled in a different Member State — Appearance of the defendant entered before the court seised — Jurisdiction not contested and defence as to substance — Entering an appearance conferring jurisdiction) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 24 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 12 July 2012. Solvay SA v Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank ’s‑Gravenhage. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Action for infringement of a European patent — Special and exclusive jurisdiction — Article 6(1) — More than one defendant — Article 22(4) — Validity of the patent called into question — Article 31 — Provisional, including protective, measures. Case C‑616/10. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 June 2011. Electrosteel Europe SA v Edil Centro SpA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale ordinario di Vicenza - Italy. Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Special jurisdiction - Article 5(1)( b), first indent - Court of the place of performance of the contractual obligation on which the application is based - Sale of goods - Place of delivery - Contract containing the clause ‘Delivered Ex Works’. Case C-87/10. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 September 2018. Helga Löber v Barclays Bank PLC. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(3) — Jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict — Place where the harmful event occurred or may occur — Consumer, domiciled in a Member State, who bought, through a bank established in that Member State, securities issued by a bank established in another Member State — Jurisdiction to hear and determine the tort action brought by that consumer against the bank concerned). Case C-304/17. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 7 December 2010. Peter Pammer v Reederei Karl Schlüter GmbH & Co. KG (C-585/08) and Hotel Alpenhof GesmbH v Oliver Heller (C-144/09). References for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 15(1)(c) and (3) - Jurisdiction over consumer contracts - Contract for a voyage by freighter - Concept of ‘package travel’ - Contract for a hotel stay - Presentation of the voyage and the hotel on a website - Concept of activity ‘directed to’ the Member State of the consumer’s domicile - Criteria - Accessibility of the website. Joined cases C-585/08 and C-144/09. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 May 2020. LG v Rina SpA and Ente Registro Italiano Navale. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 1(1) — Concepts of ‘civil and commercial matters’ and ‘administrative matters’ — Scope — Activities of ship classification and certification societies — Acta iure imperii and acta iure gestionis — Public powers — Immunity from jurisdiction. Case C-641/18. Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber), 13 March 2014. Marc Brogsitter v Fabrication de Montres Normandes EURL and Karsten Fräßdorf. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Krefeld. Area of freedom, security and justice — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(1) and (3) — Civil liability claim — Tortious or contractual nature. Case C‑548/12. Case C-462/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 May 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, France) — Glaxosmithkline, Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline v Jean-Pierre Rouard (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Section 5 of Chapter II — Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Section 2 of Chapter II — Special jurisdiction — Article 6, point 1 — More than one defendant) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 6 PT 1 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 6 September 2012. Trade Agency Ltd v Seramico Investments Ltd. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Enforcement — Grounds for challenge — Document instituting proceedings not served on the defendant — Review by the court in which enforcement is sought — Scope — Value of the information in the certificate — Infringement of public policy — Judgment lacking reasoning. Case C‑619/10. A54 A34PT2 C16 C17 A45P1 A34PT1 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 19 April 2012. Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau GmbH. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof. Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Jurisdiction ‘in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict’ — Determination of the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur — Website of a referencing service provider operating under a country-specific top-level domain of a Member State — Use, by an advertiser, of a keyword identical to a trade mark registered in another Member State. Case C‑523/10. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 28 April 2009. Meletis Apostolides v David Charles Orams and Linda Elizabeth Orams. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - United Kingdom. Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protocol No 10 on Cyprus - Suspension of the application of the acquis communautaire in the areas falling outside the effective control of the Cypriot Government - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Judgment given by a Cypriot court sitting in the area effectively controlled by the Cypriot Government and concerning immovable property situated outside that area - Articles 22(1), 34(1) and (2), 35(1) and 38(1) of that regulation. Case C-420/07. A34L1PT1 A34L1PT2 A35P1 A38P1 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 October 2015. Aannemingsbedrijf Aertssen NV and Aertssen Terrassements SA v VSB Machineverhuur BV and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Gelderland. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 1 — Scope — Complaint seeking to join a civil action to proceedings — Article 27 — Lis pendens — Proceedings brought before a court of another Member State — Ongoing judicial investigation — Article 30 — Time when a court is deemed to be seised. Case C-523/14. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 March 2018. flightright GmbH v Air Nostrum, Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo SA, Roland Becker v Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd and Mohamed Barkan and Others v Air Nostrum, Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo SA. Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf and the Bundesgerichtshof. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of Freedom, Security and Justice — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 5(1) — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Article 7(1) — Concept of ‘matters relating to a contract’ — Contract for the provision of services — Connecting flight operated by different air carriers — Concept of ‘place of performance’ — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Right of air passengers to compensation for denied boarding and for the long delay of a flight — Action for compensation brought against an operating air carrier not domiciled in the territory of a Member State or with which the passengers do not have contractual relations. Joined Cases C-274/16, C-447/16 and C-448/16. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 January 2016. SOVAG - Schwarzmeer und Ostsee Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft v If Vahinkovakuutusyhtiö Oy. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus. References for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001– Article 6(2) — Jurisdiction — Action on a warranty or guarantee or other third party proceedings brought by a third party against a party to judicial proceedings before the court seised of the original proceedings. Case C-521/14. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 July 2009. Zuid-Chemie BV v Philippo's Mineralenfabriek NV/SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands. Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters - Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001- Definition of the ‘place where the harmful event occurred’. Case C-189/08. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 July 2018. Zurich Insurance plc and Metso Minerals Oy v Abnormal Load Services (International) Ltd. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Second indent of Article 5(1)(b) — Jurisdiction of the courts for the place of performance of the obligation — Place of provision of services — Contract for the carriage of goods between two Member States — Route consisting of several stages and involving a number of means of transport. Case C-88/17. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 May 2015. "Gazprom" OAO v Lietuvos Respublika. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Scope — Arbitration — Not included — Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards — Order issued by an arbitral tribunal having its seat in a Member State — Order that proceedings not be brought or continued before a court of another Member State — Power of the courts of a Member State to refuse to recognise the arbitral award — New York Convention. Case C-536/13. Case C-774/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije (Slovenia) lodged on 22 October 2019 — A.B. and B.B. v Personal Exchange International Limited Case C-29/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Stralsund (Germany) lodged on 18 January 2016 — HanseYachts AG v Port D’Hiver Yachting SARL, Société Maritime Côte D’Azur, Companie Generali IARD SA Case C-491/17: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom) made on 14 August 2017 — Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L. v Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton) Case C-265/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 26 April 2021 — AB, AB-CD v Z EF article 5 paragraph 1 article 5 paragraph 3 Case C-175/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 20 April 2015 — Taser International Inc. v SC Gate 4 Business SRL, Cristian Mircea Anastasiu article 23 paragraph 5 article 22 paragraph 4 article 24 Case C-242/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 27 April 2016 — José Rui Garrett Pontes Pedroso v Netjets Management Limited article 60 paragraph 1 point (c) article 60 paragraph 1 point (b) article 19 paragraph 2 point (b) article 19 paragraph 2 point (a) recital 13 Case C-185/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije (Slovenia) lodged on 22 April 2015 — Marjan Kostanjevec v F&S Leasing, GmbH article 6 paragraph 3 article 15 paragraph 1 article 5 paragraph 1 Case C-707/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 24 November 2021 — Recamier SA v BR Case C-498/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 19 September 2016 — Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited Case C-24/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 18 January 2016 — Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH, BigBen Interactive S.A. Case C-560/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud České republiky (Czech Republic) lodged on 4 November 2016 — Michael Dědouch and Others v Jihočeská plynárenská, a.s., E.ON Czech Holding AG article 5 paragraph 3 article 22 paragraph 2 article 5 paragraph 1 point (a) Case C-535/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 11 September 2017 — NK, liquidator in the bankruptcies of OJ B.V. and PI v BNP Paribas Fortis N.V. article 1 paragraph 2 point (b) Case C-595/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 16 October 2017 — Apple Sales International, Apple Inc., Apple retail France EURL v MJA, acting as liquidator of eBizcuss.com (eBizcuss) Case C-136/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 7 March 2016 — Sociedade Metropolitana de Desenvolvimento SA v Banco Santander Totta SA Case C-341/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 16 June 2016 — Hanssen Beleggingen BV v Tanja Prast-Knipping Case C-27/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 19 January 2017 — AB ‘flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines’, in liquidation, v Starptautiskā lidosta ‘Rīga’ VAS, ‘Air Baltic Corporation A/S’ article 5 paragraph 5 article 5 paragraph 3 Case C-379/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 26 June 2017 — Società Immobiliare Al Bosco srl Case C-539/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 25 October 2016 — Richard Rodriguez Serin v HOP!-Regional article 5 paragraph 1 point (a) article 5 paragraph 1 point (b) TIRE 2 Case C-433/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus (Finland) lodged on 2 July 2018 — ML v OÜ Aktiva Finants article 43 paragraph 1 article 43 paragraph 3 Case C-242/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Visoki trgovački sud Republike Hrvatske (Croatia) lodged on 8 June 2020 — HRVATSKE Šume d.o.o., Zagreb, as the legal successor to HRVATSKE ŠUME javno poduzeće za gospodarenje šumama i šumskim zemljištima u Republici Hrvatskoj, p.o. Zagreb v BP EUROPA SE, as the legal successor to DEUTSCHE BP AG, as the legal successor to THE BURMAH OIL (Deutschland), GmbH article 5 point 3 article 22 point 5 Case C-368/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret (Denmark) lodged on 6 July 2016 — Port of Assens v Navigators Management (UK) Limited article 14 paragraph 2 point (a) article 13 paragraph 5 Case C-1/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte di Appello di Torino (Italy) lodged on 2 January 2017 — Petronas Lubricants Italy SpA v Mr Livio Guida Case C-196/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Paris (France) lodged on 29 April 2015 — Granarolo SpA v Ambrosi Emmi France SA article 5 paragraph 1 point (b) article 5 paragraph 3 Case C-633/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 11 October 2022 — Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, AE v EE, Société Éditrice du Monde SA Case C-99/24, Chmieka: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Koszalinie (Poland) lodged on 7 February 2024 – G.M.K.-Z.B.M. v S.O. Case C-33/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 18 January 2021 — Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (INAIL), Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) v Ryanair DAC article 19 paragraph 2 point (a) Case C-222/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Pécsi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 15 May 2015 — Hőszig Kft. v Alstom Power Thermal Services CONSID 14 article 23 paragraph 1 Case C-533/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 13 October 2015 — Feliks Frisman v Finnair Oyj article 5 paragraph 1 point (b) article 5 paragraph 1 point (a) Case C-304/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 May 2017 — Helga Löber v Barclays Bank PLC Case C-169/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour du travail de Mons (Belgium) lodged on 25 March 2016 — Miguel José Moreno Osacar v Ryanair Ltd Case C-168/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour du travail de Mons (Belgium) lodged on 25 March 2016 — Sandra Nogueira, Victor Perez-Ortega, Virginie Mauguit, Maria Sanchez-Odogherty, José Sanchez-Navarro v Crewlink Ltd Case C-618/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 23 November 2015 — Concurrence Sàrl v Samsung Electronics France SAS, Amazon Services Europe Sàrl Case C-448/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 11 August 2016 — Mohamed Barkan, Souad Asbai, Assia Barkan, Zakaria Barkan, Nousaiba Barkan v Air Nostrum L.A.M. S.A. article 5 paragraph 1 point (b) TIRE 2 Case C-447/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 11 August 2016 — Roland Becker v Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd. article 5 point 1 point (b) TIRE 2 Case C-433/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 3 August 2016 — Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v Acacia S.r.l. article 24 article 5 point 3 article 22 article 28 paragraph 3 Case C-67/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rayonen sad — Varna (Bulgaria), lodged on 7 February 2017 — Todor Iliev v Blagovesta Ilieva article 1 paragraph 2 point (a) Case C-25/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 18 January 2016 — Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH, BigBen Interactive S.A. Case C-567/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 15 September 2021 — BNP Paribas SA v TR Case C-380/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Italy) lodged on 18 January 2021 — Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) v Ryanair DAC article 19 paragraph 2 point (a) Case C-436/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Areios Pagos (Greece) lodged on 4 August 2016 — Georgios Leventis, Nikolaos Vafeias v Malcon Navigation Co. Ltd, Brave Bulk Transport Ltd Case C-700/20: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales (United Kingdom) made on 22 December 2020 — London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Limited v Kingdom of Spain article 34 paragraph 1 article 1 paragraph 2 point (d) article 34 paragraph 4 article 34 paragraph 3 Case C-213/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Roma (Italy) lodged on 26 March 2018 — Adriano Guaitoli and Others v easyJet Airline Co. Ltd Case C-641/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova (Italy) lodged on 12 October 2018 — LG and Others v Rina S.p.A. and Ente Registro Italiano Navale article 2 paragraph 1 article 1 paragraph 1 Case C-70/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 17 February 2015 — Emmanuel Lebek v Janusz Domino Case C-88/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus (Finland) lodged on 17 February 2017 — Zurich Insurance PLC, Metso Minerals Oy v Abnormal Load Services (International) Ltd article 5 paragraph 1 point (b) TIRE 2 Case C-102/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Ítélőtábla (Hungary) lodged on 2 March 2015 — Gazdasági Versenyhivatal v Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Österreich Case C-590/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Areios Pagos (Greece) lodged on 23 September 2021 — Charles Taylor Adjusting Limited, FD v Starlight Shipping Company, Overseas Marine Enterprises INC article 45 paragraph 1 article 34 point 1 Case C-215/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the District Court for Prague 8 (Czech Republic) lodged on 26 March 2018 — Libuše Králová v Primera Air Scandinavia article 16 article 17 article 5 paragraph 1 article 15 Legal basis Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title IV: Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons Article 67 Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title IV: Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons Article 61 EuroVoc Vocabulary Judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU Civil procedure Enforcement of ruling Commercial law Civil law Right to justice Jurisdiction Judicial cooperation in civil matters Judicial cooperation in civil matters