Language of document :

Request for a preliminary ruling from the justice de paix de Schaerbeek (Belgium) lodged on 13 March 2018 — Société nationale de chemins de fer belges (SNCB) v Gherasim Sorin Rusu

(Case C-190/18)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Justice de paix de Schaerbeek

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Société nationale de chemins de fer belges (SNCB)

Defendant: Gherasim Sorin Rusu

Question referred

Do Council Directive 93/13/EC on terms in consumer contracts 1 and Regulation No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail passengers’ rights and obligations 2 apply to relations between the SNCB and passengers caught without a valid ticket?

____________

1     Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).

2     Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (OJ 2007 L 315, p. 14).