Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 April 2019 — Ryanair

(Case C‑646/18) ( 1 )

(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Determination of the court having jurisdiction to hear an application for compensation in respect of a delayed flight — Article 26 — Implied prorogation — Requirement that the defendant enter an appearance)

Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation No 44/2001 — Prorogation of jurisdiction — Appearance by the defendant without disputing the jurisdiction of the court before which the action is brought — Concept — Defendant who did not submit observations or appear — Not included

(European Parliament and Concil Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 26(1))

(see paras 21-24, operartive part)

Operative part

Article 26(1) of 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, must be interpreted as meaning that it does not apply in a case, such as that in the main proceedings, where the defendant has not submitted observations and has not appeared.

( 1 ) OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.