Reports of Cases

2011 I-04987

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunale Ordinario di Vicenza – 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 – Meaning of ‘the place where, under the contract, the goods were delivered or should have been delivered’ – Final destination of the goods covered by the contract or the place in which the seller is discharged of his obligation to deliver

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Regulation 44/2001 -A02P1 : paragraph 3
• Regulation 44/2001 -A03P1 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05 : paragraph 5
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1LB : paragraph 15
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1LBT1 : paragraphs 1, 14, 18, 20, 22, 26
• Regulation 44/2001 -A23 : paragraph 19
• Regulation 44/2001 -A23P1 : paragraph 6
• Regulation 44/2001 -A63P1 : paragraph 7
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/08 : paragraphs 16, 17
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -87/10 : paragraph 23

Operative part

• Interprets : Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1LB

Opinion

• Regulation 44/2001 -A02P1 : point 2
  
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05 : points 6, 43
  
• Regulation 44/2001 -A05PT1LB : points 1, 2, 13, 28, 31, 33 - 35, 40, 44 - 46, 58
  
• Regulation 44/2001 -A63P1 : point 55
  
• Regulation 416/2010 : point 1
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/79 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -106/95 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -381/08 : points 19, 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -381/08 : points 4, 5, 14, 16 - 22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 32 - 48, 50
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 15/02/2010

Date of the Opinion

• 03/03/2011

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

09/06/2011

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 100 from 17.04.2010, p.30

Judgment: OJ C 226 from 30.07.2011, p.6

Name of the parties

Electrosteel Europe

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Leandro, Antonio: Vendite a distanza: individuabile il Foro competente nel luogo dove c'è la consegna materiale del bene, Guida al diritto 2011 nº 29 p.92-94 (IT)
2. Mankowski, Peter: Zum Erfüllungsortsgerichtsstand beim Versendungskauf ("Electrosteel"), Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2011 p.497-498 (DE)
3. Delpech, Xavier: Compétence européenne : lieu de livraison dans les ventes à distance, Recueil Le Dalloz 2011 p.1694 (FR)
4. Leible, Stefan: Bestimmung des Lieferorts beim Versendungskauf, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2011 p.604-606 (DE)
5. Caradonna, Gianalberto: Competenza giurisdizionale e individuazione del luogo di consegna dei beni, Giurisprudenza italiana 2011 p.1506 (IT)
6. Idot, Laurence: Compétence en matière contractuelle. Quand la Cour de justice fait référence aux Incoterms pour déterminer le lieu de livraison de la marchandise, Europe 2011 Août-Sept. Comm. nº 8-9 p.47 (FR)
7. Martel, David: Le rôle des usages commerciaux internationaux dans la détermination du lieu de livraison des marchandises, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2011 nº 38 p.1659 (FR)
8. Silvestri, Caterina: Ancora sul forum contractus nel Reg. n.44/2001: il valore delle previsioni contrattuali e delle clausole d'uso del commercio internazionale nell'individuazione del "luogo di consegna" ai sensi dell'art. 5, n. 1, lett.b), Int'l Lis 2011 p.127-130 (IT)
9. Radtke, Christophe Martin: Le juge du lieu de livraison, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2011 nº 64 p.63-65 (FR)
10. Combet, Mathieu: Les Incoterms au secours du règlement « Bruxelles I », Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2011 nº 65 p.63-65 (FR)
11. Wittwer, Alexander: Abstrakte Erfüllungsortsvereinbarungen - Zur Vereinbarung des Erfüllungsorts nach Art. 5 Nr. 1 lit. b EuGVVO, European Law Reporter 2011 p.287-288 (DE)
12. Treppoz, Edouard: Les Incoterms et le for contractuel au sens du règlement nº 44/2001/CE, Revue des contrats 2013 p.173-178 (FR)
13. Andreeva Andreeva, Vésela: Tribunal de Justicia: Espacio de libertad, seguridad y justicia - Reconocimiento mutuo y ejecución de decisiones - Competencia judicial internacional - Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (Sala Tercera), de 9 de junio de 2011, asunto C-87/10 [Electrosteel Europe SA c. Edil Centro SpA], Revista española de Derecho Internacional 2012 nº 1 p.174-176 (ES)
14. Kadner Graziano, Thomas: Jurisdiction under Article 7 no. 1 of the Recast Brussels I Regulation: Disconnecting the Procedural Place of Performance from its Counterpart in Substantive Law. An Analysis of the Case Law of the ECJ and Proposals de lege lata and de lege ferenda, Yearbook of private international law 2015 p. 167-217 (EN)
15. Kadner Graziano, Thomas: Der Gerichtsstand des Erfüllungsortes in Art. 7 Nr. 1 der Brüssel I-VO n. F. Zur Entkoppelung des international-zivilprozessualen vom materiell-rechtlichen Erfüllungsort. Eine Analyse der Rechtsprechung des EuGH sowie Vorsläge de lege lata und de lege ferenda, Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 2016, p. 14-34 (DE)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunale di Vicenza - Italy

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

Convention des Nations Unies sur les contrats de vente internationale de marchandises (CVIM) (11/04/1980), art. 31, lettre a

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

Information not available

Judge-Rapporteur

Juhász

Advocate General

Information not available

Language(s) of the Case

• Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available