Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 May 2007.

Color Drack GmbH v Lexx International Vertriebs GmbH.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria.

Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Special jurisdiction - First indent of Article 5(1)(b) - Court for the place of performance of the contractual obligation in question - Sale of goods - Goods delivered in different places between a single Member State.

Case C-386/05.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
23/06/2007 Color Drack
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2007:262
03/05/2007 Color Drack
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2007:262
03/05/2007 Color Drack
Application (OJ)
14/01/2006 Color Drack
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2007:105
15/02/2007 Color Drack
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2007 I-03699

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Oberster Gerichtshof – 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) – Special jurisdiction – Place to which goods were delivered under a contract of sale – Multiple places of delivery

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.08 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      B-04.08.03 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-04 Free movement of persons and services
    B-04.08 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      B-04.08.03 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

  • 24/10/2005

Date of the Opinion

  • 15/02/2007

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

03/05/2007


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 10 from 14.01.2006, p.11

Judgment: OJ C 140 from 23.06.2007, p.4

Name of the parties

Color Drack

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Carpus-Carcea, Mihaela: C-386/05, Color Drack v Lexx International - jurisdiction for crossborder sale of goods involving several places of delivery, Bulletin of international legal developments 2007 Vol.11 p.121-122
  2. Piltz, Burghard: Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2007 p.1801-1802
  3. Leible, Stefan ; Reinert, Christian: Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2007 p.372-373
  4. Markus, Alexander R.: Der Vertragsgerichtsstand gemäss Verordnung "Brüssel I" und revidiertem LugÜ nach der EuGH-Entscheidung Color Drack, Zeitschrift für Schweizerisches Recht 2007 p.319-336
  5. Wittwer, Alexander: Der autonom bestimmte Erfüllungsort nach Art. 5 Nr. 1 lit. b EuGVO, European Law Reporter 2007 p.243-245
  6. Do, T.U.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "Color Drack", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2007 nº 2 p.469-471
  7. Mankowski, Peter: Mehrere Lieferorte beim Erfüllungsortgerichtsstand unter Art. 5 Nr. 1 lit. b EuGVVO, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2007 p.404-414
  8. Idot, Laurence: Premières précisions sur les nouvelles règles de compétence en matière contractuelle, Europe 2007 Juillet nº 196 p.24
  9. Queguiner, Jean-Sébastien: Simplification et centralisation de la compétence territoriale interne: première interprétation communautaire de l'article 5, paragraphe 1, b) du règlement "Bruxelles I", Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2007 nº 19 p.73-75
  10. Bartosz, Sujecki: Bestimmung des zuständigen Gerichts gem. Art. 5 Nr. 1 lit. b EUGVO bei mehreren Erfüllungsorten in einem Mitgliedstaat, Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2007 p.398-402
  11. Markus, Alexander R.: La compétence en matière contractuelle selon le règlement 44/2001 "Bruxelles I" et la Convention de Lugano révisée à la suite de l'arrêt CJCE Color Drack, La Convention de Lugano: passé, présent et devenir : actes de la 19e jurnée de droit international privé du 16 mars 2007 à Lausanne 2007 p.23-39
  12. Adobati, Enrica: In caso di consegna di beni mobili in più luoghi di uno stesso Stato membro è competente a dirimere le controversie il giudice del luogo della consegna principale, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 2007 p.746-747
  13. Gardella, Anna: The ECJ in Search of Legal Certainty for Jurisdiction in Contract: The Color Drack Decision, Yearbook of private international law 2007 p.439-447
  14. Lehmann, Matthias: Zeitschrift für Zivilprozeß International 2007 Bd. 12 p.201-212
  15. Tzakas, Dimitrios-Panagiotis L.: Dikaio Epicheiriseon & Etairion 2008 p.84-88
  16. Vlas, P.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2008 nº 237
  17. Anthimos, A.: Armenopoulos 2008 p.517
  18. Huber-Mumelter, Ulrike ; Mumelter, Karl H.: Mehrere Erfüllungsorte beim forum solutionis: Plädoyer für eine subsidiäre Zuständigkeit am Sitz des vertragscharakteristisch Leistenden, Juristische Blätter 2008 p.561-577



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria

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

Lenaerts

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French