Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2019

Bondora AS v Carlos V. C. and XY

Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia Vigo and Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Barcelona

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — European order for payment procedure — Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 — Provision of additional documents to support the claim — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Directive 93/13/EEC — Review by the court seised in the context of an application for a European payment order

Joined Cases C-453/18 and C-494/18


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
14/02/2020 Bondora
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:1118		 19/12/2019 Bondora
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2019:1118		 19/12/2019 Bondora
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
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Request for a preliminary ruling
11/07/2018 Bondora
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2019:921		 31/10/2019 Bondora
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
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

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.18 Consumer protection
    4.18.04 Unfair terms
      4.18.04.05 Means to prevent the continued use of an unfair term
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.38 Consumer protection
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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
      4.06.02.07 European order for payment procedure
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.18 Consumer protection
    4.18.04 Unfair terms
      4.18.04.03 Powers and obligations of the national court


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

Information not available

Date of the Opinion

  • 31/10/2019

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

19/12/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 68 from 02.03.2020, p.11

Application: OJ C 381 from 22.10.2018, p.3

Name of the parties

Bondora

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Procédure européenne d'injonction de payer - Protection des consommateurs, Europe 2020 Février Comm. nº 2 p.87 (FR)
  2. Berthe, Aude ; Rigolet, Alexandre: Arrêt « Bondora » : injonction de payer européenne et protection du consommateur, Journal de droit européen 2020 nº 3 p. 105-110 (FR)
  3. Pailler, Ludovic: La réécriture consumériste de l'office du juge saisi d'une d'injonction de payer européenne : CJUE 19 déc. 2019, aff. jtes C-453/18 et C-494/18, Revue critique de droit international privé 2020 nº 2 p. 324-333 (FR)
  4. Berthe, Aude ; Rigolet, Alexandre: Arrêt « Bondora » : injonction de payer européenne et protection du consommateur, Journal de droit européen 2020 nº 3 p. 105-109 (FR)
  5. Van Overbeeke, Fieke: Doorbreking EU Betalingsbevelprocedure ten gunste van consumentenbescherming, Droit de la consommation 2020 nº 128 p. 117-124 (NL)
  6. Ulrici, Bernhard: Verbraucherrecht: Überprüfung missbräuchlicher Klauseln in Verbraucherverträgen im Rahmen eines Mahnverfahrens : Urteil vom 19.12.2019 – C-453/18, C-494/18 (Bondora AS /Carlos VC ua) : Anmerkung, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2020 p. 196-197 (DE)
  7. Duve, Eléonore de: L'arrêt Bondora ou comment concilier l'injonction (européenne) de payer et la protection du consommateur contre les clauses abusives : note, Revue de droit commercial belge 2021 p. 45-51 (FR)
  8. Werbrouck, Jarich ; Dauw, Elise: The national courts' obligation to gather and establish the necessary information for the application of consumer law - the endgame?, European Law Review 2021 p. 325-344 (EN)
  9. Kingston, Suzanne: State aid and the European Green Deal: the implications of Austria v European Commission (C-594/18 P), European Law Review 2021 p. 365-379 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Juzgado de Primera Instancia nº 11 de Vigo - Spain

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection

Provisions of national law referred to

Ley 1/2000, de 7 de enero, de Enjuiciamiento Civil (LEC)

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • Spanish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English