Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)
Subject-matter
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Hof van Cassatie van België – Interpretation of Articles 3 and 7(2) of the Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations, opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980 (OJ 1980 L 266, p. 1), and Council Directive 86/653/EEC of 18 December 1986 on the coordination of the laws of the Member States relating to self-employed commercial agents (OJ 1986 L 382, p. 17) – Freedom of choice of the parties – Limits – Commercial agency contract – Clause designating the law of the State of the principal to be the applicable law – Bringing of a case before the court of the commercial agent’s place of establishment
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3.04.01.03 Exclusive nature of the role of the national court in making the reference
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3 Legal proceedings
3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
3.04.01 Reference to the Court of Justice
3.04.01.03 Exclusive nature of the role of the national court in making the reference
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3.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
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3 Legal proceedings
3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
3.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
4.06.02.05 Conflicts of laws
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
4.06.02.05 Conflicts of laws
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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Directive 86/653
: paragraphs 1, 19, 26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 50 - 52
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Directive 86/653
-A01P1 : paragraph 10
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Directive 86/653
-A01P2 : paragraph 10
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Directive 86/653
-A17 : paragraphs 11, 39 - 41
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Directive 86/653
-A18 : paragraphs 12, 39 - 41
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Directive 86/653
-A19 : paragraph 40
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Directive 86/653
-A22 : paragraph 13
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Directive 86/653
-C1 : paragraph 9
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Directive 86/653
-C2 : paragraphs 9, 37
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Directive 86/653
-C3 : paragraph 9
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Directive 86/653
-C4 : paragraph 9
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Regulation 593/2008
: paragraphs 8, 49
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Regulation 593/2008
-A09P1 : paragraphs 8, 48
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Regulation 593/2008
-A09P2 : paragraph 8
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Rome Convention 1980
: paragraphs 1, 27, 35, 49, 51
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Rome Convention 1980
-A01P1 : paragraph 4
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Rome Convention 1980
-A03 : paragraphs 5, 26, 29, 52
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Rome Convention 1980
-A03P1 : paragraph 49
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Rome Convention 1980
-A07 : paragraphs 6, 24, 41
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Rome Convention 1980
-A07P1 : paragraphs 42, 43, 45
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Rome Convention 1980
-A07P2 : paragraphs 26, 29, 32, 33, 42, 44, 45, 46, 49, 52
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Rome Convention 1980
-A18 : paragraph 7
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -28/95
: paragraph 31
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/96
: paragraphs 46, 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -376/96
: paragraph 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -215/97
: paragraphs 36, 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/98
: paragraphs 37, 40
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/04
: paragraph 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/04
: paragraph 36
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/06
: paragraph 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -348/07
: paragraph 36
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/09
: paragraph 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -470/11
: paragraph 28
Operative part
Opinion
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Directive 86/653
: points 1, 19, 25, 35, 44 - 61
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Directive 86/653
-A01P2 : points 7, 46 - 49
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Directive 86/653
-A04P2LA : point 49
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Directive 86/653
-A06P1 : point 49
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Directive 86/653
-A17 : points 52, 57
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Directive 86/653
-A17P1 : point 8
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Directive 86/653
-A20P2LB : point 49
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Directive 86/653
-C2 : point 6
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Regulation 593/2008
: points 1, 34
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Regulation 593/2008
-A09 : point 32
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Regulation 593/2008
-A09P1 : points 32, 43
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Regulation 593/2008
-A28 : point 1
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Rome Convention 1980
: point 41
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Rome Convention 1980
-A03 : points 1, 4, 19, 61
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Rome Convention 1980
-A03P1 : point 28
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Rome Convention 1980
-A07 : points 29, 30
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Rome Convention 1980
-A07P1 : point 30
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Rome Convention 1980
-A07P2 : points 1, 3, 5, 19, 24 - 44, 53, 58, 61
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Agreement between Member States - 41998A0126(03)
-A01 : point 1
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Agreement between Member States - 41998A0126(03)
-A02LA : point 1
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Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 51976PC0670
: point 50
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/96
: points 32 - 34, 37, 43
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -381/98
: point 35
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/98
: points 35, 56, 59, 60
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -52/00
: point 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -44/01
: point 42
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Court of Justice - Order C -449/01
: points 49, 50
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Court of Justice - Order C -85/03
: point 49
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -3/04
: point 48
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/04
: point 48
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -192/04
: point 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/04
: points 56, 57
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/06
: points 32 - 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -159/09
: point 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/10
: point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -500/10
: point 22
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -599/10
: point 22
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
17/10/2013
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 200 from 07.07.2012, p.6
Judgment: OJ C 367 from 14.12.2013, p.12
Name of the parties
Unamar
Notes on Academic Writings
- Franssen, E.J.A.: Jurisprudentie arbeidsrecht 2013 nº 302 (NL)
- Nourissat, Cyril: De l'art délicat de manier les lois de police en présence d'un contrat d'agence commerciale intra-européen…, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2013 nº 49 p.2222-2226 (FR)
- Idot, Laurence: Statut des agents commerciaux et qualification de lois de police, Europe 2013 Décembre Comm. nº 12 p.54-55 (FR)
- D'Avout, Louis: Les directives européennes, les lois de police de transposition et leur application aux contrats internationaux, Recueil Le Dalloz 2014 p.60-64 (FR)
- Von Bodungen, Thilo: "Rechtswahl hilft nicht immer", Betriebs-Berater 2014 p.403 (DE)
- Lüttringhaus, Jan D.: Eingriffsnormen im internationalen Unionsprivat- und Prozessrecht: Von Ingmar zu Unamar, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2014 p.146-152 (DE)
- Cachard, Olivier: Les lois de police communautaires n'existent pas, ce n'est qu'une illusion..., Le droit maritime français 2014 p.299-307 (FR)
- Dalmazir, Pauline: Lorsque la Cour a ses raisons que la raison ignore: à propos de l'arrêt Unamar, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2014 nº 92 p.56-59 (FR)
- Hollander, Pascal: L'arrêt Unamar de la Cour de justice: une bombe atomique sur le droit belge de la distribution commerciale?, Journal des tribunaux 2014 p.297-301 (FR)
- Jacquet, Jean-Michel: Conflits de lois, Journal du droit international 2014 p.625-639 (FR)
- Deumier, Pascale: Les lois de transposition, lois de police, Revue des contrats 2014 p.80-82 (FR)
- van Hoek, A.A.H.: Beëindigingsvergoedingen voor handelsagenten en algemeen belang, Ars aequi 2014 p.466-479 (NL)
- Kuipers , Jan-Jaap ; Vlek, Jochem: Het Hof van Justitie en de bescherming van de handelsagent : over voorrangsregels, dwingende bepalingen en openbare orde, Nederlands internationaal privaatrecht 2014 nº 198-206 (NL)
- Van Overbeeke, Fieke: Dwingende bepalingen van Unierecht, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2014 p. 412-416 (NL)
- Pironon, Valérie: Harmonisation a minima et conflits de lois de transposition : quelle place pour la méthode des lois de police ?, Revue de l'Union européenne 2014 n° 579 p.376-377 (FR)
- Schilling, Johannes: Eingriffsnormen im europäischen Richtlinienrecht, Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht 2014 p.845-860 (DE)
- Kühne, Gunther: Rechtswahl und Eingriffsnormen in der Rechtssprechung des EuGH, Global wisdom on business transactions, international law and dispute resolution (Festschrift für Gerhard Wegen zum 65. Geburtstag) (Ed. C.H. Beck - München) 2015 p.451-462 (DE)
- Verbeke, Lino: De wilsautonomie niet zo autonoom als gedacht, Tijdschrft voor Internationale Handel en Transportrecht 2015 p. 114-117 (NL)
- Rühl, Giesela: Commercial agents, minimum harmonization and overriding mandatory provisions in the European Union: Unamar, Common Market Law Review 2016 p. 209–224 (EN)
- Temnikov, Oleg: Европейски правен преглед 2017 nº 18 p. 82-98 (BG)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Hof van Cassatie - Belgium
Subject-matter
- Rome Convention of 19 June 1980
- Freedom of establishment
- Freedom to provide services
Provisions of national law referred to
Information not available
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
troisième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Toader
Advocate General
Wahl
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion