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Document 62023CJ0389

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 December 2024.
Bulgarfrukt - Fruchthandels GmbH v Oranzherii Gimel II EOOD.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – European order for payment procedure – Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 – European order for payment declared enforceable – Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters – Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 – Invalid service ascertained during enforcement – National legislation providing for a legal remedy enabling the defendant to apply for the annulment of a European order for payment – Legal consequences – Obligation of the court seised to annul the European order for payment.
Case C-389/23.

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ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2024:1001

Case C‑389/23

Bulgarfrukt – Fruchthandels GmbH

v

Oranzherii Gimel II EOOD

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Wedding)

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 December 2024

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – European order for payment procedure – Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 – European order for payment declared enforceable – Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters – Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 – Invalid service ascertained during enforcement – National legislation providing for a legal remedy enabling the defendant to apply for the annulment of a European order for payment – Legal consequences – Obligation of the court seised to annul the European order for payment)

Judicial cooperation in civil matters – European order for payment procedure – Regulation No 1896/2006 – Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents – Regulation No 1393/2007 – Invalid service ascertained during enforcement – Remedies – Application of national law – National legislation enabling the defendant to seek annulment of the enforceable European order for payment – Obligation of the court seised the annul the European order for payment – Whether permissible

(European Parliament and Council Regulations No 1896/2006, Arts 1(1)(a) and (2), 13 to 15, 16(2) and 26, and No 1393/2007, Annex II)

(see paragraphs 41, 52, 54-62, operative part)

See the text of the decision.

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