Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 2010.

Car Trim GmbH v KeySafety Systems Srl.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany.

Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 5(1)(b) - Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - Determination of the place of performance of the obligation - Criteria for distinguishing between ‘sale of goods’ and ‘provision of services’.

Case C-381/08.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
17/04/2010 Car Trim
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:2010:90		 25/02/2010 Car Trim
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:2010:90		 25/02/2010 Car Trim
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)
22/11/2008 Car Trim
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:2009:577		 24/09/2009 Car Trim
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

2010 I-01255

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Bundesgerichtshof – Interpretation of Article 5(1)(b) of 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) – Contract for the supply of goods to be manufactured also including instructions from the customer with regard to the provision, fabrication and delivery of the components to be produced, including a guarantee of the quality of production, reliability of delivery and smooth administrative handling of the contract – Criteria for a distinction between sale of goods and supply of services – Determination of the place of performance of the obligation in the case of a sale involving the carriage of goods

Systematic classification scheme

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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
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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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
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 22/08/2008

Date of the Opinion

  • 24/09/2009

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

25/02/2010


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 301 from 22.11.2008, p.15

Judgment: OJ C 100 from 17.04.2010, p.4

Name of the parties

Car Trim

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Piltz, Burghard: Internationale Zuständigkeit bei Vertrag über Fertigung und Lieferung von Waren - Erfüllungsort beim Versendungskauf, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2010 p.1061-1062 (DE)
  2. Leible, Stefan: Internationale Zuständigkeit bei Vertrag über Fertigung und Lieferung von Airbag-Komponenten, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2010 p.303-305 (DE)
  3. Wittwer, Alexander: Gerichtsstand des Erfüllungsorts beim internationalen Versendungskauf, European Law Reporter 2010 p.151-153 (DE)
  4. Mankowski, Peter: Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2010 p.287-288 (DE)
  5. Idot, Laurence: Matière contractuelle (1), Europe 2010 Avril Comm. nº 148 p.23-24 (FR)
  6. Leandro, Antonio: Se l'acquirente non è determinante nella produzione la fornitura di beni viene assimilata alla vendita, Guida al Diritto 2010 nº 13 p.104-106 (IT)
  7. Mittmann, Alexander: Difficultés d'une interprétation autonome de l'article 5, 1 b), du règlement CE nº 44/2001 du 22 décembre 2000, Gazette du Palais 2010 nº 118-119 I Jur. p.6-9 (FR)
  8. Wittwer, Alexander: Gerichtsstand des Erfüllungsorts beim internationalen Versendungskauf, European Law Reporter 2010 p.193-195 (DE)
  9. Borrás Rodríguez, Alegría ; Pellisé, Cristina: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, Revista Jurídica de Catalunya 2010 p.279-285 (ES)
  10. Mittmann, Alexander: Die Bestimmung des Lieferortes beim Versendungskauf im Rahmen von Art. 5 Nr. 1 lit. b EuGVVO nach der de Entscheidung "Car Trim" des EuGH, Internationales Handelsrecht 2010 p.146-150 (DE)
  11. Azzi, Tristan: De quelques difficultés d'application de l'article 5.1, b, du règlement Bruxelles I en matière de contrats de fourniture de marchandises à fabriquer ou à produire, Recueil Le Dalloz 2010 p.1838-1842 (FR)
  12. Metzger, Axel: Zum Erfüllungsortgerichtsstand bei Kauf- und Dienstleistungsverträgen gemäß der EuGVVO, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2010 p.420-424 (DE)
  13. Peleggi, Roberta: La competenza giurisdizionale nei contratti per la fornitura di beni da fabbricare o produrre e nella vendita con trasporto: a proposito di una recente pronuncia della Corte di giustizia europea, Diritto del commercio internazionale 2010 p.645-676 (IT)
  14. Quéguiner, Jean-Sébastien: La vente, les objectifs et le système du règlement Bruxelles I, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2010 nº 51 p.69-72 (FR)
  15. Polak, M.V.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2010 nº 522 (NL)
  16. Vezyrtzi, A.: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2010 p.252-256 (EL)
  17. Becker, Moritz: Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2010 nº 24 p.817-818 (DE)
  18. Rouillard, Mathieu: Distinction entre contrat de vente de marchandises et contrat de fourniture de services au sens du règlement Bruxelles I, L'Observateur de Bruxelles 2010 p.29-33 (FR)
  19. De Franceschi, Alberto: Il foro europeo della materia contrattuale alla luce delle recenti acquisizioni della Corte di giustizia e delle Sezioni unite, Int'l Lis 2010 p.81-93 (IT)
  20. Esteban de La Rosa, Fernando: Nuevos avances hacia la materialización del foro del lugar de ejecución del contrato del Reglamento Bruselas I: la Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de 25 de febrero de 2010 [Car Trim GmbH / KeySafety Systems Srl.], Diario La ley 2010 nº 7392 p.1-9 (ES)
  21. Esteban de la Rosa, Fernando: Competencia judicial internacional - STJ (Sala Cuarta) de 25 de febrero de 2010, asunto C-381/08, Car Trim GmbH y Key-Safety Systems Srl., Revista española de Derecho Internacional 2010 nº 1 p.204-206 (ES)
  22. Merlin, Elena: Il foro speciale dei contratti di "compravendita di beni" nel Reg. 44/2001 non trova una definizione univoca nell'intervento della Corte di Giustizia, Rivista di diritto processuale 2011 p.691-697 (IT)
  23. Gsell, Beate: Erfüllungsort beim Versendungskauf und Abgrenzung von Kauf und Dienstleistung nach Art. 5 Nr. 1 lit. b EuGVVO, Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht 2011 p.675-683 (DE)
  24. Anthimos, Apostolos: Armenopoulos 2011 p.1240-1242 (EL)
  25. Tenenbaum, Aline: Les difficultés de l'application uniforme du droit européen dans le domaine des contrats : illustrations diverses et récentes, Revue des contrats 2011 p.955-962 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesgerichtshof - Germany

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

Juhász

Advocate General

Mazák

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French