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Document 62019CA0343
Case C-343/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 July 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Klagenfurt — Austria) — Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen AG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Point 2 of Article 7 — Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict — Place where the harmful event occurred — Place where the damage occurred — Manipulation of data relating to the emission of exhaust gases from engines produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer)
Case C-343/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 July 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Klagenfurt — Austria) — Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen AG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Point 2 of Article 7 — Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict — Place where the harmful event occurred — Place where the damage occurred — Manipulation of data relating to the emission of exhaust gases from engines produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer)
Case C-343/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 July 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Klagenfurt — Austria) — Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen AG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Point 2 of Article 7 — Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict — Place where the harmful event occurred — Place where the damage occurred — Manipulation of data relating to the emission of exhaust gases from engines produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer)
OJ C 287, 31.8.2020, p. 13–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 09/07/2020
- Date lodged:
- 30/04/2019
- Author:
- Court of Justice
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- German
- Type of procedure:
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
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31.8.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 287/13 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 July 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Klagenfurt — Austria) — Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen AG
(Case C-343/19) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 - Point 2 of Article 7 - Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict - Place where the harmful event occurred - Place where the damage occurred - Manipulation of data relating to the emission of exhaust gases from engines produced by a motor vehicle manufacturer)
(2020/C 287/18)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landesgericht Klagenfurt
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Verein für Konsumenteninformation
Defendant: Volkswagen AG
Operative part of the judgment
Point 2 of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters must be interpreted as meaning that, where a manufacturer in a Member State has unlawfully equipped its vehicles with software that manipulates data relating to exhaust gas emissions before those vehicles are purchased from a third party in another Member State, the place where the damage occurs is in that latter Member State.
