Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 November 2007.

C.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Finland.

Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility - Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 - Substantive and temporal scope - Definition of ‘civil matters’ - Decision concerning the taking into care and placement of children outside the family home - Public law measures for child protection.

Case C-435/06.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
26/01/2008 C
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
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Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2007:714		 27/11/2007 C
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2007:714		 27/11/2007 C
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
30/12/2006 C
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2007:543		 20/09/2007 C
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

2007 I-10141

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Article 1(1)(b) and 2(d) and Article 64 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (OJ 2003 L 338, p. 1) – Material scope – Recognition and enforcement of an administrative decision, confirmed by a judicial decision, concerning the placement of children by the authorities outside the family home – Public law measures for protection of children

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.08 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      B-04.08.05 Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments – Matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.08 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      B-04.08.05 Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments – Matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 17/10/2006

Date of the Opinion

  • 20/09/2007

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

27/11/2007


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 326 from 30.12.2006, p.33

Judgment: OJ C 22 from 26.01.2008, p.11

Name of the parties

C

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Rodríguez Pineau, Elena: Jurisprudencia española y comunitaria de Derecho internacional privado, Revista española de Derecho Internacional 2007 p.760-763 (ES)
  2. Idot, Laurence: Champ d'application du règlement et mesures de protection de l'enfance, Europe 2008 Janvier Comm. nº 28 p.27-28 (FR)
  3. Wittwer, Alexander: EuGH-Debüt im europäischen Familienrecht, European Law Reporter 2008 p.67-69 (DE)
  4. Mazák, J.: Rozsudok "Deti Mimo Rodiny", Výber z rozhodnutí Súdneho dvora Európskych spoločenstiev 2008 p.25-27 (CS)
  5. Dutta, Anatol: Staatliches Wächteramt und europäisches Kindschaftsverfahrensrecht - Die Anwendbarkeit der Brüssel IIa-Verordnung auf staatliche Maßnahmen zum Schutz des Kindes, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Familienrecht 2008 p.835-841 (DE)
  6. Anthimos, A.: Armenopoulos 2008 p. 349-353 (EL)
  7. Andrae, Marianne: On the applicability of the Brussels II a Regulation to state measures for the protection of the child, The European Legal Forum 2008 p.189-195 (EN)
  8. Pirrung, Jörg: Auslegung der Brüssel IIa-Verordnung in Sorgerechtssachen - zum Urteil des EuGH in der Rechtssache C. vom 27.11.2007, Die richtige Ordnung - Festschrift für Jan Kropholler zum 70. Geburtstag 2008 p.399-411 (DE)
  9. Andrae, Marianne: Zur Anwendbarkeit der EheVO auf staatliche Maßnahmen zum Schutz des Kindes, The European Legal Forum 2008 p.II-92-II-98 (DE)
  10. Höllwerth, Johann: Hoheitliche Schutzmaßnahmen und Brüssel IIa-VO, Zeitschrift für Ehe- und Familienrecht 2008 p.57 (DE)
  11. Botti, Elisabetta: Prime precisazioni sull'ambito di applicazione del regolamento n. 2201/2003/CE in materia matrimoniale e di responsabilità genitoriale, Giustizia civile 2008 I p.2340-2345 (IT)
  12. Gruber, Urs Peter: Die Brüssel IIa-VO und öffentlich-rechtliche Schutzmaßnahmen, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2008 p.490-493 (DE)
  13. Quiñones Escámez, Ana: ¿Cuándo se aplica el Reglamento Bruselas II bis? El TJCE se pronuncia sobre su ámbito de aplicación, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2008 p.457-482 (ES)
  14. Christianos, V.: Ennoia "Astikis ypothesis" kata ton kanonismo 2201/2003, Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou 2008 p.122-123 (EL)
  15. Gallant, Estelle: Revue critique de droit international privé 2009 p.353-360 (FR)
  16. Onaca, Viviana ; Burduf, Ioana: Curtea de Justiție a Comunitǎților Europene, Revista românǎ de jurisprudențǎ 2009 nº 6 p.13-31 (RO)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Cour administrative suprême) - Finland

Subject-matter

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

Provisions of national law referred to

Lastensuojelulaki (683/1983) Laki tuomioistuimen toimivallasta sekä tuomioiden tunnustamisesta ja täytäntöönpanosta avioliittoa ja vanhempainvastuuta koskevissa asioissa annetun neuvoston asetuksen soveltamisesta (1153/2004), 1 § Laki huoltoa tai hoitoa koskevan päätöksen täytäntöönpanoa varten tapahtuvasta luovuttamisesta Islantiin, Norjaan, Ruotsiin tai Tanskaan (761/1970), Norjaan, Ruotsiin tai Tanskaan (761/1970), 1-3§

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Cunha Rodrigues

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • Finnish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German