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Document 62025CN0696

Case C-696/25, Slovensko zavarovalno združenje: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 4 November 2025 – KJ v Slovensko zavarovalno združenje

OJ C, C/2026/928, 23.2.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/928/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/928/oj

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C/2026/928

23.2.2026

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 4 November 2025 – KJ v Slovensko zavarovalno združenje

(Case C-696/25, Slovensko zavarovalno združenje)

(C/2026/928)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant on a point of law: KJ

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Slovensko zavarovalno združenje

Questions referred

1.

Can a compensation body for the purposes of Article 10(1) of Directive 2009/103/EC (1) against which, as the guarantee fund of the Member State in which an uninsured vehicle is normally based, a claim has been made as a result of damage to property caused by that vehicle in another Member State, be considered to be also an insurer within the meaning of Article 11(1) and Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012? (2)

2.

If Question 1 is answered in the affirmative:

In the event of an action brought against a compensation body for the purposes of Article 10(1) of Directive 2009/103, is it sufficient, in order to avail of the special jurisdiction provided for in Article 11(1) and Article 13(2) of Regulation No 1215/2012, that the claimant asserts the existence of a direct right of action against the compensation body and that that body does not dispute that a direct action is permitted?

(1)  Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (Consolidated version) (OJ 2009 L 263, p. 11).

(2)  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 (recast) (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/928/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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