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Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling – Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas – Interpretation of recital 6 in the preamble to, and Articles 3(1) and 44(3)(a) of, Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (OJ 2000 L 160, p. 1) and of Articles 1(2)(b), 2(1), 23 and 71 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1) – Material scope of those regulations – Conflict of jurisdiction between the court in which the insolvency proceedings are taking place and the court of the defendant’s domicile – Meaning of ‘judgments which are delivered directly on the basis of the insolvency proceedings and are closely connected with such proceedings’ – Classification of actions brought by the administrator of an insolvent undertaking to defend the interests of the undertaking’s creditors – Action brought by the administrator to recover a sum owed under a contract of carriage falling within the scope of the CMR Convention – Rules governing the coexistence of the CMR Convention and Regulations No 1346/2000 and No 44/2001 for the purpose of determining which court has jurisdiction

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Regulation 1346/2000 : paragraphs 17, 19 - 21, 33
• Regulation 1346/2000 -A03P1 : paragraphs 1, 4, 18, 21, 31
• Regulation 1346/2000 -A44P3 : paragraph 1
• Regulation 1346/2000 -A44P3LA : paragraphs 5, 19
• Regulation 1346/2000 -C6 : paragraphs 3, 22
• Regulation 44/2001 : paragraphs 16, 19 - 21, 23, 35, 36, 40, 42
• Regulation 44/2001 -A01 : paragraph 7
• Regulation 44/2001 -A01P1 : paragraphs 22, 32
• Regulation 44/2001 -A01P2LB : paragraphs 1, 18, 21, 31
• Regulation 44/2001 -A02P1 : paragraphs 8, 19, 40
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1 : paragraphs 9, 40
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1LAT2 : paragraphs 40, 41
• Regulation 44/2001 -A71 : paragraphs 1, 37, 42
• Regulation 44/2001 -A71P1 : paragraphs 10, 35, 42
• Regulation 44/2001 -C11 : paragraph 38
• Regulation 44/2001 -C12 : paragraph 38
• Regulation 44/2001 -C15 : paragraph 38
• Regulation 44/2001 -C16 : paragraph 38
• Regulation 44/2001 -C17 : paragraph 38
• Regulation 44/2001 -C6 : paragraph 38
• Regulation 44/2001 -C7 : paragraphs 6, 22
• Brussels Convention 1968 : paragraph 21
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -133/78 : paragraph 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -339/07 : paragraph 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/08 : paragraphs 40, 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/08 : paragraphs 22, 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -533/08 : paragraphs 37, 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/10 : paragraphs 21, 23, 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -452/12 : paragraph 38

Operative part

• Interprets : Regulation 44/2001 -A01P1
• Interprets : Regulation 44/2001 -A71
• Interprets : Regulation 44/2001 -A71P1

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 26/03/2013

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

04/09/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 395 from 10.11.2014, p.11

Application: OJ C 156 from 01.06.2013, p.23

Name of the parties

Nickel & Goeldner Spedition

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Laazouzi, Malik: Cour de justice, 1re ch., 4 septembre 2014, Nickel & Goeldner, aff. C-157/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2145, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.849-851 (FR)
2. Idot, Laurence: Domaine d'application et exception relative aux "faillites", Europe 2014 Novembre nº 11 p.58 (FR)
3. Strikwerda, L.: Verzoek om een prejudiciële beslissing krachtens art. 267 VWEU, ingediend door het Lietuvos Aukšciausiasis Teismas (Litouwen) bij beslissing van 20 mei 2013. EEX-Verordening. Bevoegdheid. Materieel toepassingsgebied; art. 1 lid 1; begrip "burgerlijke en handelszaken"; art. 1, lid 2, onder b; begrip "faillissement"; schuldvordering voor vervoersdiensten ingesteld door curator; Samenloop EEX-Verordening en CMR-Verdrag; art. 71, Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2015 nº 11 p.1059-1061 (NL)
4. Fontanellas Morell, Josep M.: Competencia judicial internacional - Acción de reclamación de un crédito dimanante de un transporte internacional ejercitadapor el síndico de una empresa een liquidación - Delimitación entre el ámbito material de aplicación del Reglamento 44/2001 y el Reglamento 1346/2000 - Relación entre el Reglamento 44/2001 y los Covenios sobre "materias particulares" - Aplicacion del Convenio CMR: compatibilidad de sus reglas de competencia judicial con los principios que inspiran la cooperación judicial europea en materia civil y mercantil, Revista española de Derecho Internacional 2015 p.241-245 (ES)
5. Thole, Christoph: Die Abgrenzung von EuGVVO und EuInsVO bei Annexklagen des Insolvenzverwalters und das Verhältnis zu Art. 31 CMR, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2015 p.396-401 (DE)
6. Legros, Cécile: Cour de justice de l'Union européenne - 2 septembre 2014 - Aff. C-157/13, Revue critique de droit international privé 2015 nº 1 p.212-221 (FR)
7. Laazouzi, Malik: XXI. Compétence des juridictions et lois applicables - Cour de justice, 1re ch., 4 septembre 2014, Nickel & Goeldner, aff. C‑157/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2145, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 849-851 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Cour suprême de Lituanie) - Lithuania

Subject-matter

• area of freedom, security and justice
  
• - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Įmonių bankroto įstatymas, 2001, Nr. 31-1010 ; 2008, Nr. 65-2456) 14 straipsnio 3 dalis

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention de Genève relative au contrat de transport international de marchandises par route (CMR) (19/05/1956), art. 31

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Berger

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

• Lithuanian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available