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Document 62017CA0648
Case C-648/17: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa — Latvia) — ‘BTA Baltic Insurance Company’ AS, formerly ‘Balcia Insurance’ SE v ‘Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams’ AS (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 72/166/EEC — Article 3(1) — Concept of ‘use of vehicles’ — Accident involving two vehicles parked in a car park — Material damage to a vehicle caused by a passenger from a neighbouring vehicle opening the vehicle door)
Case C-648/17: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa — Latvia) — ‘BTA Baltic Insurance Company’ AS, formerly ‘Balcia Insurance’ SE v ‘Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams’ AS (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 72/166/EEC — Article 3(1) — Concept of ‘use of vehicles’ — Accident involving two vehicles parked in a car park — Material damage to a vehicle caused by a passenger from a neighbouring vehicle opening the vehicle door)
Case C-648/17: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa — Latvia) — ‘BTA Baltic Insurance Company’ AS, formerly ‘Balcia Insurance’ SE v ‘Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams’ AS (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 72/166/EEC — Article 3(1) — Concept of ‘use of vehicles’ — Accident involving two vehicles parked in a car park — Material damage to a vehicle caused by a passenger from a neighbouring vehicle opening the vehicle door)
OJ C 16, 14.1.2019, p. 25–25
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- Date of document:
- 15/11/2018
- Date lodged:
- 20/11/2017
- Author:
- Court of Justice
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- Latvian
- Type of procedure:
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
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14.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 16/25 |
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa — Latvia) — ‘BTA Baltic Insurance Company’ AS, formerly ‘Balcia Insurance’ SE v ‘Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams’ AS
(Case C-648/17) (1)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles - Directive 72/166/EEC - Article 3(1) - Concept of ‘use of vehicles’ - Accident involving two vehicles parked in a car park - Material damage to a vehicle caused by a passenger from a neighbouring vehicle opening the vehicle door))
(2019/C 16/31)
Language of the case: Latvian
Referring court
Augstākā tiesa
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant:‘BTA Baltic Insurance Company’ AS, formerly ‘Balcia Insurance’ SE
Defendant:‘Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams’ AS
Operative part of the judgment
Article 3(1) of Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability, must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘use of vehicles’, set out in that provision, covers a situation in which the passenger of a vehicle parked in a car park, in opening the door of that vehicle, scraped against and damaged the vehicle parked next to it.
