Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 January 2016

"ERGO Insurance" SE v "If P&C Insurance" AS and "Gjensidige Baltic" AAS v "PZU Lietuva" UAB DK

Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas and the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas

References for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Choice of applicable law — Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 — Directive 2009/103/EC — Accident caused by a tractor unit coupled with a trailer, each of the vehicles being insured by different insurers — Accident which occurred in a Member State other than that in which the insurance contracts were concluded — Action for indemnity between the insurers — Applicable law — Definitions of ‘contractual obligations’ and ‘non-contractual obligations’

Joined Cases C-359/14 and C-475/14


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex
Judgment (OJ)
26/02/2016 ERGO Insurance
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
ECLI:EU:C:2016:40		 21/01/2016 ERGO Insurance
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 (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2016:40		 21/01/2016 ERGO Insurance
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2015:630		 24/09/2015 ERGO Insurance
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)
05/09/2014 ERGO Insurance
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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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

Information not available


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

  • Regulation 44/2001 -A05 : paragraph 43
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1 : paragraph 44
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT3 : paragraph 45
  • Regulation 864/2007 : paragraphs 1, 34, 36, 38, 61, 64
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A01 : paragraphs 34, 37, 43, 45 - 47, 51
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A02 : paragraphs 45, 46
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A04 : paragraphs 11, 26, 52, 59, 60, 64
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A04P1 : paragraph 34
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A15 : paragraph 12
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A15LA : paragraph 52
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A15LB : paragraph 52
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A18 : paragraph 13
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A19 : paragraphs 14, 56, 57, 59
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A20 : paragraphs 15, 34
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A27 : paragraphs 16, 37, 38
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A28 : paragraph 37
  • Regulation 864/2007 -C7 : paragraphs 10, 43
  • Regulation 864/2007 -CH2 : paragraphs 59, 60, 63
  • Regulation 593/2008 : paragraphs 1, 34, 36, 38, 54, 64
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A01 : paragraphs 37, 43, 44
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A01P1 : paragraphs 4, 34
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04 : paragraph 5
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04P4 : paragraph 26
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A07 : paragraphs 6, 34, 58, 60, 62, 64
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A15 : paragraph 7
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A16 : paragraph 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A23 : paragraphs 9, 37, 38
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A25 : paragraph 37
  • Regulation 593/2008 -C7 : paragraphs 3, 43
  • Directive 2009/103 : paragraphs 36, 39, 40
  • Directive 2009/103 -A03 : paragraph 18
  • Directive 2009/103 -A14 : paragraphs 19, 41
  • Directive 2009/103 -A14LB : paragraphs 1, 34, 38, 63
  • Directive 2009/103 -C12 : paragraph 39
  • Directive 2009/103 -C26 : paragraphs 17, 41
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/12 -N27 : paragraph 43
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/12 -N32 : paragraph 45
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -375/13 -N39 : paragraph 44
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -350/14 -N24 : paragraph 52

Operative part

  • Interprets : Regulation 864/2007
  • Interprets : Regulation 864/2007 -A04
  • Interprets : Regulation 593/2008
  • Interprets : Regulation 593/2008 -A07
  • Interprets : Directive 2009/103 -A14LB

Opinion

  • Regulation 44/2001 : points 3, 4, 44, 45, 47, 56
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A01 : point 43
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A02 : point 56
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A05P1 : point 46
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A05P1LA : points 48, 49, 56, 57
  • Regulation 44/2001 -A05P3 : points 46, 49
  • Regulation 864/2007 : points 2 - 4, 11, 26, 72
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A01 : points 26, 43, 46, 49
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A01P1 : points 11, 73, 74
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A04 : points 26, 75, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A04P1 : points 12, 26
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A05 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A06 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A07 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A08 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A09 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A10 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A11 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A12 : points 12, 76
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A18 : points 13, 77, 78, 79
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A19 : points 14, 66
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A20 : points 14, 26, 66, 80
  • Regulation 864/2007 -A27 : point 4
  • Regulation 864/2007 -C35 : point 4
  • Regulation 864/2007 -C6 : point 4
  • Regulation 864/2007 -C7 : points 4, 43
  • Regulation 593/2008 : points 2 - 4, 5, 26, 42, 44, 54, 72, 81
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A01 : points 43, 46, 48, 49, 51, 70
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A01P1 : points 26, 55, 56, 81
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A03 : points 8, 52, 53
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04 : points 7, 52, 53
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04P1 : point 7
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04P2 : point 7
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04P3 : point 7
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A04P4 : points 7, 26, 51
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A05 : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A06 : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A07 : points 8, 26, 51 - 53
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A07P3 : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A07P3LA : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A07P3LB : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A07P4 : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A08 : point 8
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A15 : points 9, 14, 63, 64, 67
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A16 : points 9, 14, 63, 64, 67, 69
  • Regulation 593/2008 -A23 : point 4
  • Regulation 593/2008 -C40 : point 4
  • Regulation 593/2008 -C6 : point 3
  • Regulation 593/2008 -C7 : points 3, 43
  • Regulation 593/2008 -PR : point 67
  • Directive 2009/103 : point 15
  • Directive 2009/103 -A01P1 : point 16
  • Directive 2009/103 -A03 : point 17
  • Directive 2009/103 -A05 : point 17
  • Directive 2009/103 -A14 : point 18
  • Directive 2009/103 -A14LA : point 34
  • Directive 2009/103 -A14LB : points 26, 29, 32, 34, 81
  • Directive 2009/103 -C12 : points 15, 33
  • Directive 2009/103 -C26 : point 15
  • Brussels Convention 1968 : points 3, 47
  • Rome Convention 1980 : point 3
  • Rome Convention 1980 -A13P1 : point 67
  • Court of Justice - Opinion C -419/11 -N43 : point 57
  • Court of Justice - Opinion C -419/11 -N44 : point 57
  • Court of Justice - Opinion C -419/11 -N45 : point 57
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -419/11 -N46 : point 57
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -419/11 -N47 : point 57
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/12 -N28 : point 43
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/12 -N32 : point 49
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/12 -N33 : point 48
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/12 -N34 : point 75
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -548/12 -N18 : point 46
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -548/12 -N19 : point 47
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -548/12 -N20 : point 49
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -548/12 -N21 : point 49
  • Court of Justice - Judgment C -162/13 : point 16


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 23/07/2014

Date of the Opinion

  • 24/09/2015

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

21/01/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 98 from 14.03.2016, p.8

Application: OJ C 329 from 22.09.2014, p.9

Name of the parties

ERGO Insurance

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Wittwer, Alexander: Der EuGH und das internationale Haftpflicht(versicherungs)recht, European Law Reporter 2016 p.67-70 (EN)
  2. De Boer, Th.M.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2016 Afl.37 p.4683-4684 (NL)
  3. Idot, Laurence: Loi applicable en cas d'accident causé par un véhicule avec une remorque, Europe 2016 Mars Comm. nº 3 p.63-64 (FR)
  4. Forner Delaygua, Joaquim-J.: Insurers and Third Parties in Transnational Disputes: Teachings from the ECJ, Les nouveautés en matière de faillite transfrontalière et Les banques et les assurances face aux tiers (Ed. Schulthess - Genève) 2016 p.121-144 (EN)
  5. Staudinger, Ansgar ; Friesen, Siegfried: Regressanspruch des Haftpflichtversicherers in grenzüberschreitenden Sachverhalten, Versicherungsrecht 2016 p.768-771 (DE)
  6. Martiny, Dieter: Ausgleichsanspruch der regulierenden Kfz-Haftpflichtversicherung bei Gespannunfall im deutsch-litauischen Verhältnis, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2017 p.360-366 (DE)
  7. Lehmann, Matthias ; Ungerer, Johannes: Internationales Privat- und Verfahrensrecht. Regress unter Versicherern nach den Rom I- und Rom II-Verordnungen, Zeitschrift für das Privatrecht der Europäischen Union - GPR 2017 p.134-137 (DE)
  8. Sein, Karin ; Kattel, Andrus: Autorongiga teises riigis põhjustatud liikluskahju, Juridica: Tartu Ülikooli õigusteaduskonna ajakiri 2017 nº 3 p.149-155 (ET)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Vilniaus miesto apylinkės teismas (Tribunal de district de Vilnius) - Lithuania

Subject-matter

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

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

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Safjan

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • Lithuanian

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English