13.10.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 311/7 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 13 August 2012 — Siegfried János Schneider
(Case C-386/12)
2012/C 311/09
Language of the case: Bulgarian
Referring court
Sofiyski gradski sad
Party to the main proceedings
Applicant: Siegfried János Schneider
Question referred
Is Article 22(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 (1) of 22 December 2000 applicable only to contentious proceedings which have as their object rights in rem in immovable property, or does the provision also apply to non-contentious proceedings in which nationals of a Member State who have been declared by a court of that State, in accordance with its national law, to be lacking full legal capacity and for whom a guardian has been appointed (who is also a national of that Member State), and who seek to dispose of immovable property belonging to them which is situated in another Member State?
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1).