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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona – Interpretation of Articles 3(3) and 22(2) of the Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Montreal Convention), (Council Decision 2001/539/EC, OJ 2001 L 194, p. 38) – Air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air – Limits of liability in case of destruction, loss, damage or delay of baggage

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -A03P3 : paragraphs 5, 17, 18, 26, 27, 36
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -A17P2 : paragraphs 6, 23 - 25, 27, 34
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -A17P4 : paragraphs 6, 25, 27
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -A22P2 : paragraphs 1 - 36
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -PRL3 : paragraphs 3, 29
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -PRL5 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 2027/97 -A01 : paragraph 10
• Regulation 2027/97 -A03P1 : paragraphs 11, 19
• Decision 2001/539 : paragraph 1
• Decision 2001/539 -D1 : paragraph 9
• Regulation 889/2002 -C12 : paragraph 12
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/08 : paragraphs 20, 21
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/09 : paragraphs 20, 22, 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -70/09 : paragraph 22

Operative part

• Interprets : Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -A03P3
• Interprets : Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 22001A0718(01) -A22P2

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 01/08/2011

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

22/11/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 290 from 01.10.2011, p.7

Judgment: OJ C 26 from 26.01.2013, p.12

Name of the parties

Espada Sánchez and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Vatovec, Katarina: Rok za vložitev odškodninske tožbe in izgubljena prtljaga, Pravna praksa 2013 nº 2 p.25 (SL)
2. Roset, Sébastien: Transport aérien, Europe 2013 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.48 (FR)
3. Baldus, Christian: Im Luftraum der Methode, Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht 2013 p.220-224 (DE)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona - Spain

Subject-matter

• Transport
  
• External relations
  
• - international agreements
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention de Montréal pour l’unification de certaines règles relatives au transport aérien international (28/05/1999), art. 22, par. 2

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Šváby

Advocate General

Mazák

Language(s) of the Case

• Spanish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available