Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 13 February 2020 — ZM in his capacity as liquidator in the insolvency proceedings relating to Oeltrans Befrachtungsgesellschaft mbH v E.A. Frerichs

(Case C-73/20)

(2020/C 191/12)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant in the appeal on a point of law: ZM in his capacity as liquidator in the insolvency proceedings relating to Oeltrans Befrachtungsgesellschaft mbH

Defendant in the appeal on a point of law: E.A. Frerichs

Question referred

Are Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings (1) and Article 12(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (‘Rome I’) (2) to be interpreted as meaning that the law applicable to a contract under the latter regulation also governs the payment made by a third party in performance of a contracting party’s contractual payment obligation?

(1)  OJ 2000 L 160, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2008 L 177, p. 6.