Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 4 September 2014

Burgo Group SpA v Illochroma SA and Jérôme Theetten

Request for a preliminary ruling from the cour d’appel de Bruxelles

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Insolvency proceedings — Definition of ‘establishment’ — Group of companies — Establishment — Right to request the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings — Criteria — Person empowered to request the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings

Case C‑327/13


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
24/10/2014 Burgo Group
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:2014:2158		 04/09/2014 Burgo Group
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:2014:2158		 04/09/2014 Burgo Group
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)
19/07/2013 Burgo Group
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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Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

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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
      4.06.02.09 Insolvency procedures
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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
      4.06.02.09 Insolvency procedures
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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
      4.06.02.09 Insolvency procedures


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 17/06/2013

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

04/09/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 395 from 10.11.2014, p.17

Application: OJ C 226 from 03.08.2013, p.9

Name of the parties

Burgo Group

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Marchand, Aurore: Procédures d'insolvabilité transfrontalières: retour sur la notion d'établissement et sur les modalités d'ouverture d'une procédure secondaire, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2014 nº 99 p.18-22 (FR)
  2. Idot, Laurence: Condition d'ouverture de la procédure secondaire, Europe 2014 Novembre nº 11 p.59 (FR)
  3. Schulz, Patrick: Insolvenzrecht: Sekundärinsolvenzverfahren nach der EuInsVO, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2015 p.38-40 (DE)
  4. Undritz, Sven-Holger: Eröffnung eines Sekundärverfahrens im Mitgliedstaat des Gesellschaftssitzes trotz Liquidationsverfahrens in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat („Burgo Group“), Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2015 p.81-82 (DE)
  5. Kourouvani, Eleni: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2015 p.226-229 (EL)
  6. Espiniella Menéndez, Ángel: Insolvencia - Reglamento 1346/2000 - Procedimientos de insolvencia secundarios - Apertura - Competencia judicial internacional - Legitimación activa - Condiciones de apertura - Oportunidad, Revista española de Derecho Internacional 2015 p.249-251 (ES)
  7. Machowska, Aleksandra: Nowe spojrzenie na przesłanki otwarcia wtórnego postępowania upadłościowego - glosa do wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości z 4.09.2014 r. w sprawie C-327/13 Burgo Group, Glosa : Przegląd Prawa Gospodarczego 2015 Vol. 4 p.41-50 (PL)
  8. Veder, P.M.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2016 Afl.29 p.3719-3722 (NL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Cour d'appel de Bruxelles - Belgium

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Berger

Advocate General

Szpunar

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

    Information not available