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Document 62020CN0192
Case C-192/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd Prešov (Slovakia) lodged on 5 May 2020 — Prima banka Slovensko, a.s. v HD
Case C-192/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd Prešov (Slovakia) lodged on 5 May 2020 — Prima banka Slovensko, a.s. v HD
Case C-192/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd Prešov (Slovakia) lodged on 5 May 2020 — Prima banka Slovensko, a.s. v HD
OJ C 329, 5.10.2020, p. 3–3
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
5.10.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 329/3 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd Prešov (Slovakia) lodged on 5 May 2020 — Prima banka Slovensko, a.s. v HD
(Case C-192/20)
(2020/C 329/04)
Language of the case: Slovak
Referring court
Krajský súd Prešov
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Prima banka Slovensko, a.s.
Defendant: HD
Questions referred
1. |
Must Directive 93/13 (1) on unfair terms in consumer contracts, and in particular Articles 6(1) and 7(1) thereof, in conjunction with the interpretation contained in the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Joined Cases C-96/16 and C-94/17 (ECLI:EU:C:2018:643), be interpreted as precluding legislation such as the protective framework provision contained in Paragraph 54(1) of the Občiansky zákonník (Civil Code), which does not allow the consumer’s position to be worsened by contractual terms in comparison to the statutory provision which provides for the following rights of the creditor in the event of a consumer defaulting on loan repayment:
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2. |
If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative: does the high level of protection of consumer rights under Article 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Articles 4(2) and 169(1) TFEU preclude a consumer from paying, for his or her delay in the performance of contractual obligations, the flat rate costs of the creditor rather than the equivalent of the actual loss suffered by the creditor, even if the actual loss is lower than the flat rate costs? |
(1) Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 2).