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(Case C-548/12) (<span class="super">1</span>)
((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))
2014/C 135/10
Language of the case: German
Applicant: Marc Brogsitter
Defendants: Fabrication de Montres Normandes EURL, Karsten Fräßdorf
Request for a preliminary ruling — Landgericht Krefeld — Interpretation of Article 5(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) — Special jurisdiction — Action brought before a court with jurisdiction in matters of tort or delict — Situation in which the tortious or delictual act was committed in the course of the performance of the contract between the tortfeasor and the victim and the court pertaining to the place of performance of the underlying obligation is situated in another Member State — Determination of the court with jurisdiction.
Civil liability claims such as those at issue in the main proceedings, which are made in tort under national law, must nonetheless be considered as concerning ‘matters relating to a contract’ within the meaning of Article 5(1)(a) 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, where the conduct complained of may be considered a breach of the terms of the contract, which may be established by taking into account the purpose of the contract.
(<span class="super">1</span>) OJ C 101, 6.4.2013.