Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)
Subject-matter
Information not available
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
4.06.02.05 Conflicts of laws
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4.18.04.02 Criteria for assessing the unfair character of a term
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.18 Consumer protection
4.18.04 Unfair terms
4.18.04.02 Criteria for assessing the unfair character of a term
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4.11.01 Protection of personal data
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.11 Approximation of laws
4.11.01 Protection of personal data
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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Directive 93/13
: paragraphs 1, 57, 58, 64
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Directive 93/13
-A03 : paragraph 20
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Directive 93/13
-A03P1 : paragraphs 34, 61, 71
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Directive 93/13
-A04P1 : paragraph 64
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Directive 93/13
-A05 : paragraphs 21, 68
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Directive 93/13
-A06 : paragraph 22
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Directive 93/13
-A07 : paragraph 23
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Directive 93/13
-A08 : paragraph 55
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Directive 93/13
-A08P1 : paragraph 59
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Directive 93/13
-A3P2 : paragraph 63
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Directive 93/13
-C5 : paragraph 19
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Directive 93/13
-C6 : paragraph 19
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Directive 95/46
: paragraphs 1, 75
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Directive 95/46
-A04 : paragraph 25
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Directive 95/46
-A04P1LA : paragraphs 34, 72, 73, 76, 78, 81
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Regulation 44/2001
: paragraphs 36, 38
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Regulation 44/2001
-A05 : paragraph 36
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Regulation 44/2001
-A05PT1 : paragraph 37
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Regulation 44/2001
-A05PT3 : paragraph 37
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Regulation 2006/2004
-A03 : paragraph 16
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Regulation 2006/2004
-A04 : paragraph 17
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Regulation 864/2007
: paragraphs 1, 36, 39, 53
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Regulation 864/2007
-A01 : paragraph 37
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Regulation 864/2007
-A01P1 : paragraph 11
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Regulation 864/2007
-A01P3 : paragraphs 11, 48, 60
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04 : paragraphs 12, 34
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04P1 : paragraphs 34, 44
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04P3 : paragraphs 34, 44, 45
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Regulation 864/2007
-A06 : paragraph 13
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Regulation 864/2007
-A06P1 : paragraphs 40 - 43, 45, 48, 54, 58, 60
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Regulation 864/2007
-A14 : paragraph 14
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Regulation 864/2007
-A14P1L1LA : paragraph 47
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Regulation 864/2007
-A16 : paragraph 15
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Regulation 864/2007
-C21 : paragraphs 10, 41
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Regulation 864/2007
-C7 : paragraphs 10, 36
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Regulation 59/2008
-A06P2 : paragraphs 32, 33, 59, 66, 69 - 71
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Regulation 59/2008
-A10P1 : paragraph 33
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Regulation 593/2008
: paragraphs 1, 32, 33, 36, 39, 49, 53, 58
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Regulation 593/2008
-A01P1 : paragraphs 4, 50, 51
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Regulation 593/2008
-A01P3 : paragraphs 4, 60
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Regulation 593/2008
-A04 : paragraph 5
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Regulation 593/2008
-A06 : paragraph 6
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Regulation 593/2008
-A09 : paragraph 7
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Regulation 593/2008
-A10 : paragraph 8
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Regulation 593/2008
-C7 : paragraphs 3, 35
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Directive 2009/22
: paragraphs 31, 34, 39, 43, 48, 57, 58, 60
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Directive 2009/22
-A02P2 : paragraph 18
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Brussels Convention 1968
: paragraph 38
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Brussels Convention 1968
-A05PT3 : paragraph 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N42 : paragraph 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N50 : paragraph 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -472/10
-N29 : paragraphs 55, 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -548/12
-N19 : paragraph 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/13
-N40 : paragraph 64
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/13
-N45 : paragraph 64
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -96/14
-N40 : paragraph 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N29 : paragraph 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N31 : paragraph 74
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N35 : paragraph 77
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N43 : paragraph 35
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N45 : paragraph 36
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -191/15
-N119 : paragraph 75
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -191/15
-N128 : paragraph 79
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -191/15
-N73 : paragraph 41
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -191/15
-N77 : paragraph 44
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -191/15
-N84 : paragraph 62
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -191/15
-N94 : paragraph 66
Operative part
Opinion
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Directive 85/577
: point 100
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Directive 93/13
: points 3, 14, 65, 80, 82, 88, 93, 99
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Directive 93/13
-A03P1 : points 17, 30, 83, 90, 93, 103
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Directive 93/13
-A03P1LQ : point 87
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Directive 93/13
-A03P2 : point 84
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Directive 93/13
-A03P3 : point 87
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Directive 93/13
-A04P1 : points 18, 85
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Directive 93/13
-A05 : points 19, 86, 95
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Directive 93/13
-A07 : point 20
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Directive 93/13
-A07P2 : points 32, 55
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Directive 93/13
-A08 : point 101
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Directive 93/13
-C5 : point 102
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Directive 93/13
-N : point 21
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Directive 95/46
: points 4, 106, 119, 124
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Directive 95/46
-A02LB : points 113, 127
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Directive 95/46
-A04 : points 22, 108 - 110
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Directive 95/46
-A04P1LA : points 30, 111, 114, 122, 126, 128, 129
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Directive 95/46
-C19 : point 115
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Directive 95/46
-C9 : point 109
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Directive 97/7
: point 100
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Directive 1999/44
: point 100
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Directive 1999/44
-A01P1 : point 101
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Directive 1999/44
-A07P1 : point 100
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Regulation 44/2001
: points 39, 58
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Regulation 44/2001
-A05P1 : point 39
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Regulation 2004/2006
: point 97
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Regulation 2004/2006
-N : point 100
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Regulation 861/2007
-C7 : point 97
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Regulation 864/2007
: points 2, 34, 37, 38, 41, 42, 45, 58, 66, 129
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Regulation 864/2007
-A01P1 : points 9, 34
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Regulation 864/2007
-A02 : point 45
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Regulation 864/2007
-A02P1 : point 45
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04 : points 10, 30
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04P1 : points 30, 70
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04P2 : point 77
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Regulation 864/2007
-A04P3 : points 30, 75, 77, 129
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Regulation 864/2007
-A06P1 : points 11, 69 - 71, 73, 74, 76, 129
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Regulation 864/2007
-A12 : point 79
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Regulation 864/2007
-A12P1 : point 12
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Regulation 864/2007
-A27 : point 108
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Regulation 864/2007
-C21 : points 70, 73
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Regulation 864/2007
-C7 : point 47
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Regulation 593/2008
: points 2, 37, 38, 41, 42, 45, 47, 59
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Regulation 593/2008
-A01P1 : points 5, 34
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Regulation 593/2008
-A03P1 : point 6
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Regulation 593/2008
-A03P5 : point 61
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Regulation 593/2008
-A06 : point 7
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Regulation 593/2008
-A06P1 : point 81
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Regulation 593/2008
-A06P2 : point 129
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Regulation 593/2008
-A10P1 : points 8, 42, 60, 81
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Regulation 593/2008
-A23 : point 108
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Regulation 593/2008
-C24 : point 97
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Regulation 593/2008
-C25 : point 81
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Regulation 593/2008
-C7 : point 47
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Directive 2009/22
: points 30, 32, 66, 97, 108, 129
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Directive 2009/22
-A01 : point 13
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Directive 2009/22
-A01P2 : point 56
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Directive 2009/22
-A02P2 : points 15, 36, 56
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Directive 2009/22
-A03 : point 16
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Directive 2009/22
-A06P2 : points 81, 89, 93, 98 - 100
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Directive 2009/22
-A07P2 : point 32
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Directive 2009/22
-C3 : point 53
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Directive 2009/22
-N1 : points 32, 99
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Directive 2009/22
-N1PT5 : point 14
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Directive 2011/83
-A05P4 : point 101
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Directive 2011/83
-A06P7 : point 101
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Directive 2011/83
-A08P6 : point 101
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Directive 2011/83
-A09P3 : point 101
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Directive 2011/83
-A25 : point 100
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Directive 2011/83
-C2 : point 101
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Regulation 1215/2012
: point 39
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Regulation 1215/2012
-A07P1 : point 39
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Directive 2013/11
: point 97
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Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 51992PC0422
: point 109
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Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52005PC0650
: point 81
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/91
-N15 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/91
-N19 : point 49
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/91
-N21 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/97
-N17 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/97
-N18 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/97
-N19 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/97
-N20 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -240/98
-N22 : point 92
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -240/98
-N23 : point 92
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -372/99
-N15 : point 54
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -478/99
-N20 : point 87
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
: points 42, 58
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N30 : point 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N38 : points 39, 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N39 : points 39, 46, 53, 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N40 : points 39, 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/00
-N41 : point 40
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -62/01
-N50 : point 58
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -237/02
-N21 : point 89
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/02
-N24 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/02
-N25 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/02
-N26 : point 46
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -70/03
-N16 : points 55, 65
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -152/03
-N29 : point 86
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -168/05
-N36 : point 99
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -472/10
-N29 : point 95
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -472/10
-N37 : points 54, 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -472/10
-N38 : point 54
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/11
-N51 : point 96
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12
: point 110
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12
: point 123
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12
-N54 : point 124
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12
-N56 : point 123
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -131/12
-N58 : point 124
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/13
-N40 : point 88
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -201/13
-N14 : point 114
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -230/14
-N23 : point 110
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -230/14
-N40 : point 112
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -359/14
-N62 : point 48
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -96/14
-N40 : point 95
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
: point 110
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N28 : point 116
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N29 : point 116
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N31 : point 116
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N32 : point 117
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N33 : point 117
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -230/14
-N38 : point 123
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -348/14
-N46 : point 88
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
: point 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N44 : point 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N45 : point 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N46 : point 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N58 : point 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/14
-N59 : point 34
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/14
-N21 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/14
-N29 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/14
-N30 : point 64
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
28/07/2016
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Judgment: OJ C 350 from 26.09.2016, p.8
Application: OJ C 221 from 06.07.2015, p.3
Name of the parties
Verein für Konsumenteninformation
Notes on Academic Writings
- Steinrötter, Björn: Dogmatische Kohärenz im Internationalen Wirtschaftsrecht der EU - ..., Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2015 Heft4 p.1 (DE)
- Micklitz, Hans-W. ; Reich, Norbert: Das IPR der Verbraucherverbandsklage gegen missbräuchliche AGB, Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2015 Heft4 p.181-193 (DE)
- Mankowski, Peter: Verbandsklagen, AGB-Recht und Rechtswahlklauseln in Verbraucherverträgen, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2016 p.2705-2708 (DE)
- Rott, Peter: Das IPR der Verbraucherverbandsklage, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2016 p.733-736 (DE)
- Müller, Michael F.: Amazon and Data Protection Law – The end of the Private/Public Divide in EU conflict of laws?, Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 2016 p.215-218 (EN)
- Cole, Mark D.: European Union ∙ ‘Weltimmo’ Reloaded: CJEU Further Clarifies the Concept of ‘Establishment’, European Data Protection Law Review 2016 Vol. 2 p. 377 - 380 (EN)
- Van Hoek, A.A.H.: Eén voor allen en allen voor één: individuele versus collectieve handhaving van het consumentenrecht in het IPR, Ars aequi 2016 p.960-966 (NL)
- Idot, Laurence: Loi applicable à une action en cessation de clauses abusives, Europe 2016 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.42-43 (FR)
- Combet, Mathieu: Arrêt « Verein für Konsumenteninformation » : les clauses de choix de loi insérées dans les conditions générales de vente des contrats électroniques, Journal de droit européen 2016 nº 234 p.389-391 (FR)
- Vidmar, Michael: EuGH erklärt verklausulierte Rechtswahlklauseln in Verbraucherverträgen als missbräuchlich, Ecolex 2016 p.1061 (DE)
- Fanelli, Maria Giovanna: Commercio elettronico nel mercato unico: i chiarimenti della Corte di Giustizia sulla legge applicabile ai contratti conclusi on line con i consumatori e le recenti proposte della Commissione, Contratto e impresa / Europa 2016 p.788-807 (IT)
- Staudinger, Ansgar: Klauselsteller aufgepasst!, Reise-Recht aktuell : RRa : Zeitschrift für das Tourismusrecht 2016 p.209 (DE)
- Breckheimer, Fabian: Unterlassungsklage gegen im Internet verwendete Verbraucher-AGB – Anknüpfungskriterien für das anzuwendende Sachrecht, Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 2016 p.681-683 (DE)
- Kaufhold, Sylvia: Anwendbares AGB-Recht im Verbandsverfahren und Transparenzgebot für Rechtswahlklausel, IWRZ – Zeitschrift für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht 2016 p.217-218 (DE)
- Brenn, Christoph: Auf eine AGB-Klausel, die vertragliche Pflichten betrifft, ist die Rom I-VO anzuwenden, Österreichische Juristenzeitung 2016 p.894 (DE)
- Riede, Lutz ; Pöchhacker, Christof: Anwendbares Recht und Rechtswahlklauseln im Verbandsprozess - Anmerkung zu EuGH C-191/15 Amazon, Medien und Recht 2016 p.343-348 (DE)
- Verdure, Christophe: Arrêt Verein für Konsumenteninformation : focus sur le caractère abusif des clauses relatives au droit applicable, Revue européenne de droit de la consommation 2016 n°1 p.149-156 (FR)
- Dorfmayr, Christian ; Komuczky, Michael: Anwendbares Recht bei der Kontrolle von AGB im Verbandsprozess, Zeitschrift für Europarecht, internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung 2016 p.268-273 (DE)
- Zanfir Fortuna, Gabriela: A Missed Opportunity: The Amazon Case That Almost Made Data Subjects Into Consumers, European Data Protection Law Review 2016 Vol. 2 p.585 - 589 (EN)
- Verdure, Christophe: Arrêt Verein für Konsumenteninformation : focus sur le caractère abusif des clauses relatives au droit applicable, European Journal of Consumer Law | Revue européenne de droit de la consommation 2016 | 1 p.149-156 (FR)
- Tang, Zheng Sophia: Case VereinfürKonsumenteninformation: Choice of Law in Electronic Consumer Contracts: Injunctive Action and Choice-of-Law Causes, European Journal of Consumer Law 2016 p.303-309 (EN)
- Streng, R.P.: E-commerce, collectieve verbodsacties en rechtskeuzebedingen in consumentenovereenkomsten: verfijning van het Europees conflictenrecht, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2017 p.333-340 (NL)
- Rieländer, Frederick: Die Inhalts- und Transparenzkontrolle von Rechtswahlklauseln im EU-Kollisionsrecht, Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 2017 p.28-38 (DE)
- Ferdinand, Anja: Zur Rechtswirksamkeit von Rechtswahlklauseln in grenzüberschreitenden Verbraucherverträgen, Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2017 p.75-76 (DE)
- Van Bochove, L.M. ; Pannebakker, E.S.: Tijdschrift voor consumentenrecht en handelspraktijken 2017 p.138-141 (NL)
- Rutgers, Jacobien: Judicial Decisions on Private International Law, Netherlands International Law Review 2017 p.163-175 (EN)
- Brosch, Marlene ; Thiede, Thomas: Rechtswahl in internationalen Verbrauchersachen, Ecolex 2017 p.517-519 (DE)
- Roth, W.-H.: Datenschutz, Verbandsklage, Rechtswahlklauseln in Verbraucherverträgen : Unionsrechtliche Vorgaben für das Kollisionsrecht (zu EuGH, 28.7.2016 — Rs. C-191/15 — Amazon, unten S. 483, Nr.28), Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2017 p.449-463 (DE)
- Coisne, Alexandre: Contrat avec un consommateur et activité transfrontalière - Commentaire de l’arrêt CJUE 28 juillet 2016 aif. C-191/15 « VKI c/Amazon EU »1 sur le caractère abusif d’une clause de choix de loi se référant uniquement au droit du pays d’établissement du professionnel, Bulletin Droit et Banque 2017 p.71-77 (FR)
- Sartori, Charlotte: Quelle sanction en droit international privé pour les conditions générales abusives? Commentaire de l'arrêt VKI. Amazon, Droit de la consommation 2017 p.49-65 (FR)
- Treppoz, Édouard: Vers une fragmentation territoriale des off res électroniques au sein de l'Union européenne, Dalloz IP / IT 2017 nº 1 p.50-53 (FR)
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- De Boer, Th.M.: NJ 2018/188 - HvJ EU 28 juli 2016, C-191/15, Verein für Konsumenteninformation / Amazon EU Sàrl - Noot, Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2018 nº 19 p.2836-2838 (NL)
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 governing the institutions
- Consumer protection
- Approximation of laws
- Data protection
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
troisième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Safjan
Advocate General
Saugmandsgaard Øe
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion