Court of Justice of the 
European Communities
L-2925 Luxembourg
INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 
PROTOCOL 2 ANNEXED TO THE 
LUGANO CONVENTION
Nº 1994/17

Library, Research
and Documentation
  

Recent case-law relating to the Brussels 
and Lugano Conventions on Jurisdiction 
and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil 
and Commercial matters
  

Lugano 
Convention

Art. 17, par. 1
Art. 54, par. 2

Protocol Nš 1,
art. 1 bis
Court  :  Tribunale di appello (Ticino)
Date  :  02.11.1993
Parties  :  X Ltd v P. SA
 
Keywords*  :   
 
E-54.00 Lugano Convention - Transitional provisions - Action brought before the entry into force - Judgment given after that date - Recognition and enforcement according to the Convention - Conditions - Review of the jurisdiction of the court of the State of origin - Jurisdiction based on the place of performance of the contractual obligation - Excluded by virtue of the reservation made by Switzerland with respect to judgments based on that head of jurisdiction - Prorogation of jurisdiction - Interpretation in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice on the Brussels Convention - No proof of compliance with the formal requirements - Refusal to issue an enforcement order
 
Annex  :  Judgment in original language (Italian)

*English translation provided by the Swiss Federal Office of Justice

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