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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Augstakas tiesas Senats (Latvia) – Interpretation of Article 3 of Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (OJ 1972 L 103, p. 1) and of Article 1(2) of Second Council Directive 84/5/EEC of 30 December 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles (OJ 1984 L 8, p. 17) – Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles – Determination of damages which must be covered by the civil liability insurance – Possibility to include nonmaterial damage in the compulsory protection for personal injuries – National legislation providing for an amount of compensation for psychological pain and suffering which is significantly lower that the amount laid down in the directives for compensation for personal injuries

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 72/166 : paragraphs 28, 29, 31, 36, 45
• Directive 72/166 -A01 : paragraph 3
• Directive 72/166 -A01PT2 : paragraphs 32, 42, 44
• Directive 72/166 -A03 : paragraph 26
• Directive 72/166 -A03P1 : paragraphs 1, 4, 27, 34, 42, 48, 50, 59
• Directive 84/5 : paragraphs 28, 29, 31, 36, 37, 45
• Directive 84/5 -A01 : paragraph 35
• Directive 84/5 -A01P1 : paragraphs 1, 5, 37, 38, 40, 48, 59
• Directive 84/5 -A01P2 : paragraphs 1, 5, 26, 27, 46, 48, 50 - 53, 55, 59
• Directive 90/232 : paragraphs 29, 31, 36, 37, 43, 45
• Directive 90/232 -A01 : paragraph 35
• Directive 90/232 -A01L1 : paragraphs 6, 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -129/94 : paragraphs 34, 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -348/98 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -166/02 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/04 : paragraph 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -300/10 : paragraphs 28 - 30, 33, 36, 56, 58

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 72/166 -A03P1
• Interprets : Directive 84/5 -A01P1
• Interprets : Directive 84/5 -A01P2

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 01/06/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 11/07/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

24/10/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 235 from 04.08.2012, p.10

Judgment: OJ C 367 from 14.12.2013, p.17

Name of the parties

Drozdovs

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Skubic, Zoran: Odškodnina za nepremoženjsko škodo bližnjim osebam zaradi smrti oškodovanca, Pravna praksa 2013 nº 44 p.23-24 (SL)
2. Michel, Valérie: Assurance automobile, Europe 2013 Décembre Comm. nº 12 p.48 (FR)
3. Hojnik, Janja: Obvezno zavarovanje civilne odgovornosti pri uporabi motornih vozil, Davčno-finančna praksa : davki, finance, zavarovalnistvo 2013 n° 11 p.24-27 (SL)
4. Mantrov, Vadim: Is 142 Euro Equal to 350 000 Euro? The CJEU Interpretation of “Personal Injury” and “Injured Party” in EU Motor Insurance Law, European Journal of Risk Regulation 2014 Nº 3 p.399-406 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Sénat de la Cour suprême) - Latvia

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Freedom to provide services
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Sauszemes transportlīdzekļu īpašnieku civiltiesiskās atbildības obligātās apdrošināšanas likums, articles 15 et 19 Ministru kabineta 17.05.2005. noteikumi Nr.331 "Noteikumi par apdrošināšanas atlīdzības apmēru un aprēķināšanas kārtību par personai nodarītajiem nemateriālajiem zaudējumiem", articles 7 et 10

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Arabadjiev

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

• Latvian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available