20.12.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 513/20


Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 20 September 2021 — LM and NO v HUK-COBURG-Allgemeine Versicherung AG

(Case C-577/21)

(2021/C 513/29)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski gradski sad

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: LM and NO

Defendant: HUK-COBURG-Allgemeine Versicherung AG

Questions referred

1.

Is it contrary to Article 1(1) of Directive 84/5/EEC for the notion of ‘personal injuries’ to be interpreted as meaning that such injury exists in the case of psychological pain and suffering caused to a child by the death of a parent as a result of a road traffic accident only where that pain and suffering has resulted in pathological damage to the child’s health?

2.

Does the principle that a national court is to interpret national law in conformity with EU law apply where the national court applies not its own national law but that of another Member State of the European Union?