This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Document 62017CN0648
Case C-648/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Latvia), lodged on 20 November 2017 — Balcia Insurance SE
Case C-648/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Latvia), lodged on 20 November 2017 — Balcia Insurance SE
Case C-648/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Latvia), lodged on 20 November 2017 — Balcia Insurance SE
IO C 72, 26.2.2018, p. 27–28
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
|
26.2.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 72/27 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Latvia), lodged on 20 November 2017 — Balcia Insurance SE
(Case C-648/17)
(2018/C 072/36)
Language of the case: Latvian
Referring court
Augstākā tiesa
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Balcia Insurance SE
Defendant: AS Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams
Questions referred
|
1. |
Is Article 3(1) of Council Directive 72/166/EEC (1) of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (First Directive), to be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘use of vehicles’ covers a situation such as that in the main proceedings, that is to say, the opening of the doors of a stationary vehicle? |
|
2 |
If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, is Article 3(1) of Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 to be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘use of vehicles’ covers a situation such as that in the main proceedings, that is to say, a situation in which damage to the property of a third party is caused by use of the vehicle by a passenger? |
(1) English special edition: Series I Volume 1972(II) p. 360.