Request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt (Sweden) lodged on 21 September 2017 — Rebecka Jonsson v Société du Journal L’Est Républicain

(Case C-554/17)

Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Svea hovrätt

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Rebecka Jonsson

Defendant: Société du Journal L’Est Républicain

Questions referred

1.    Does Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 ¹ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure constitute an obstacle to the application of a national provision under which the costs of proceedings may be set off or adjusted depending on whether the parties were successful in part and unsuccessful in part, where there are a number of claims in the proceedings or where a claim is upheld only in part?

2.    If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, how is the expression ‘unsuccessful party’ in Article 16 of the regulation to be interpreted?

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¹ OJ 2007 L 199, p. 1.