Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 October 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Szczecinie — Poland) — Feniks Sp. z o.o. v Azteca Products & Services SL
(Case C-337/17) 1
(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Special jurisdiction — Article 7(1)(a) — Concept of ‘matters relating to a contract’ — Actio pauliana)
Language of the case: Polish
Referring court
Sąd Okręgowy w Szczecinie
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Feniks Sp. z o.o.
Defendant: Azteca Products & Services SL
Operative part of the judgment
In a situation such as that at issue in the main proceedings, an actio pauliana, whereby the person entitled to a debt arising under a contract requests that an act by which his debtor has transferred an asset to a third party and which is allegedly detrimental to his rights be declared ineffective in relation to the creditor, is covered by the rule of international jurisdiction provided for in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
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1 OJ C 300, 11.9.2017.