Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 May 2015

Cartel Damage Claims (CDC) Hydrogen Peroxide SA v Evonik Degussa GmbH and Others

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Dortmund

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 6(1) — Action, brought against several defendants domiciled in various Member States and which have participated in a cartel found to be contrary to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, seeking an order for the defendants to pay damages jointly and severally and for disclosure of information — Jurisdiction of the court seised with regard to the other defendants — Withdrawal of the action in relation to the defendant domiciled in the Member State of the court seised — Jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict — Article 5(3) — Jurisdiction clauses — Article 23 — Effective enforcement of the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements, decisions and concerted practices

Case C-352/13


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
03/07/2015 CDC Hydrogen Peroxide
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:2015:335		 21/05/2015 CDC Hydrogen Peroxide
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:2015:335		 21/05/2015 CDC Hydrogen Peroxide
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)
27/09/2013 CDC Hydrogen Peroxide
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:2014:2443		 11/12/2014 CDC Hydrogen Peroxide
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

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling – Landgericht Dortmund – Interpretation of Article 5(1) and (3), and Article 6(1) 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 – Action brought against several defendants domiciled in different Member States – Jurisdiction of the court over co-defendants – Situation in which proceedings have been discontinued against a defendant domiciled in the Member State of the court after the action has been served on all defendants but before the expiry of the period for lodging a defence

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
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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
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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

  • 26/06/2013

Date of the Opinion

  • 11/12/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

21/05/2015


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 236 from 20.07.2015, p.3

Application: OJ C 298 from 12.10.2013, p.2

Name of the parties

CDC Hydrogen Peroxide

Notes on Academic Writings

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  4. Berlin, Dominique: Compétence du juge national, pluralité de codéfendeurs… et désistement du codéfendeur fondant la compétence du juge saisi, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2015 nº 23 p.665 (FR)
  5. Berlin, Dominique: Compétence du juge national, pluralité de codéfendeurs… et désistement du codéfendeur fondant la compétence du juge saisi, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2015 nº 23 p.1109 (FR)
  6. Gartagani, Stella ; Boyle, Nicole ; Hannah, Lesley: Jurisdiction in follow-on damages claims - AG Jaaskinen's opinion in the Hydrogen Peroxide case, Global Competition Litigation Review 2015 Vol. 8 Nº 3 p.R53-R57 (EN)
  7. Boyle, Nicole ; Chhokar, Gurpreet ; Gartagani, Stella: Jurisdiction in follow-on damages claims: update on the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the hydrogen peroxide cartel claim, Global Competition Litigation Review 2015 Vol. 8 Nº 3 p.R58-R62 (EN)
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  12. Panitsas, Georgios: Ritres diaitisias/Ritres parektasis diethnous dikaiodosias kai adikopraktikes axioseis apozimiosis logo paraviasis ton kanonon antagonismou, Dikaio Epicheiriseon & Etairion 2015 p.1117-1119 (EL)
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  14. Torbjörn, Andersson: Zuständigkeit und Zuständigkeitskonzentration bei Verstößen gegen europäisches Kartellrecht, Ecolex 2015 p.968-969 (DE)
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  18. Musger, Gottfried: Internationale Zuständigkeit fur Kartellschadenersatz, Österreichische Blätter für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2015 p.235-237 (DE)
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  20. Dumitraşcu, Augustina: Curtea de Justiție a Uniunii Europene, Curierul Judiciar 2015 p.450-452 (RO)
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  22. Wiegandt, Dirk: Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2015 Heft 3 p.157-159 (DE)
  23. Weller, Matthias: EuGVVO - Zuständigkeitskonzentration bei Schadensersatzklage gegen mehrere Kartellanten und Reichweite einer abweichenden Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung, Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 2015 Heft 9 p.603-605 (DE)
  24. Темников, Олег: Кой съд е компетентен да разгледа иск за вреди, причинени от нарушение на правилата на конкуренцията, Европейски правен преглед 2015 nº XIII p.66-90 (BG)
  25. Едрева, Габриела: Международна компетентност при искове за обезщетение за вреди от трансгранични антиконкурентни практики, Европейски правен преглед 2015 nº XIII p.91-102 (BG)
  26. Nourissat, Cyril: Action indemnitaire en droit de la concurrence : quand la Cour de justice instaure un nouveau forum actoris au bénéfice des victimes..., Procédures 2015 nº 7 p.19-20 (FR)
  27. Strikwerda, L.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2016 Afl.10 p.1205-1208 (NL)
  28. Wurmnest, Wolfgang: International jurisdiction in competition damages cases under the Brussels I Regulation: CDC Hydrogen Peroxide, Common Market Law Review 2016, Volume 53, Issue 1, p. 225-247 (EN)
  29. Delikostopoulos, Ioannis: Dikaiodosia se axiosi apo adikopraxia kata pleionon enagomenon epi apagorevmenis sympraxis stin EE, Elliniki Dikaiosyni 2016 p.300-307 (EL)
  30. Kroes, Chr.F.: Luciburgum locuta, causa finita of Delphi "revisited"?, Nederlands internationaal privaatrecht 2016 Afl.3 p.470-477 (NL)
  31. Reydellet, Colin: Leçon 2 : De la matière délictuelle et de sa qualification....., Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2016 nº 111 p.33-36 (FR)
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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landgericht Dortmund - 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

Safjan

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French