Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Dresden (Germany) lodged on 7 July 2025 – Ersatz-Pilot GmbH v Ryanair DAC

(Case C-444/25, Ersatz-Pilot)

(C/2025/5205)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Dresden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ersatz-Pilot GmbH

Defendant: Ryanair DAC

Question referred

The [reference is made] to the Court of Justice of the European Union for an answer to the question

—	whether, pursuant to Article 4(4) of the European Small Claims Regulation, (1) the claim form is not filled in properly if the form itself does not contain a statement of grounds for the application, but the claimant merely refers to an annex in support of the claim?

—	whether a claim that merely refers to an annex in support must be dismissed as inadmissible?

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(1)  Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure (OJ 2007 L 199, p. 1).