Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 2 July 2014 — Marchon Germany GmbH v Yvonne Karaszkiewicz

(Case C-315/14)

2014/C 329/04

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Defendant and appellant: Marchon Germany GmbH

Applicant and respondent: Yvonne Karaszkiewicz

Question referred

Must the first indent of Article 17(2)(a) [of Council Directive 86/653/EEC of 18 December 1986 on the coordination of the laws of the Member States relating to self-employed commercial agents] (1) be interpreted as precluding the application of a national provision under which ‘new customers’ can also be customers acquired by the commercial agent who have already maintained business relations with the principal for products sold by him from a range of products but not for products whose sole representation the principal has entrusted to the agent?

(1)  OJ 1986 L 382, p. 17.