Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Paris (France) lodged on 29 April 2015 — Granarolo SpA v Ambrosi Emmi France SA
(Case C-196/15)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Cour d’appel de Paris
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Granarolo SpA
Defendant: Ambrosi Emmi France SA
Questions referred
Must Article 5(3) of Council Regulation of 22 December 2000 1 be interpreted as meaning that an action for damages for the abrupt termination of an established business relationship for the supply of goods over several years to a retailer without a framework contract, nor an exclusivity agreement is a matter relating to tort?
If the answer to the first question is in the negative, is Article 5(1)(b) of that regulation applicable in determining the place of performance of the obligation at issue in Question 1?
________________________1 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).