Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Ilfov (Romania) lodged on 26 March 2021 — SR v EW

(Case C-196/21)

(2021/C 263/08)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul Ilfov

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant-applicant: SR

Appellant-defendant: EW

Interveners: FB, CX, IK

Question referred

Where a court decides to summon interveners in civil proceedings, is the ‘applicant’, within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007, (1) the court in the Member State which decides to summon the interveners or the litigant in the proceedings pending before that court?

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (OJ 2007 L 324, p. 79).