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?
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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).