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Document 62006CA0462
Case C-462/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 May 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, France) — Glaxosmithkline, Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline v Jean-Pierre Rouard (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Section 5 of Chapter II — Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Section 2 of Chapter II — Special jurisdiction — Article 6, point 1 — More than one defendant)
Case C-462/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 May 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, France) — Glaxosmithkline, Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline v Jean-Pierre Rouard (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Section 5 of Chapter II — Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Section 2 of Chapter II — Special jurisdiction — Article 6, point 1 — More than one defendant)
Case C-462/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 May 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, France) — Glaxosmithkline, Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline v Jean-Pierre Rouard (Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Section 5 of Chapter II — Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Section 2 of Chapter II — Special jurisdiction — Article 6, point 1 — More than one defendant)
IO C 171, 5.7.2008, p. 7–7
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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5.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 171/7 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 May 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, France) — Glaxosmithkline, Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline v Jean-Pierre Rouard
(Case C-462/06) (1)
(Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Section 5 of Chapter II - Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment - Section 2 of Chapter II - Special jurisdiction - Article 6, point 1 - More than one defendant)
(2008/C 171/11)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Cour de cassation
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Glaxosmithkline, Laboratoires Glaxosmithkline
Defendant: Jean-Pierre Rouard
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Cour de Cassation (France) — Interpretation of Articles 6(1), 18(1) and 19 of 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) — Rules on jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment — Situation of a dismissed worker who had worked, in non-Member States, for two companies in a group with their seats in two different Member States
Operative part of the judgment
The rule of special jurisdiction provided for in Article 6, point 1, of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters cannot be applied to a dispute falling under Section 5 of Chapter II of that regulation concerning the jurisdiction rules applicable to individual contracts of employment.