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Judgment of the Court of 9 December 2003. # Erich Gasser GmbH v MISAT Srl. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck - Austria. # Brussels Convention - Article 21 - Lis pendens - Article 17 - Agreement conferring jurisdiction - Obligation to stay proceedings of court second seised designated in an agreement conferring jurisdiction - Excessive duration of proceedings before courts in the Member State of the court first seised. # Case C-116/02.
Hotărârea Curții din data de 9 decembrie 2003.
Erich Gasser GmbH împotriva MISAT Srl.
Cerere având ca obiect pronunțarea unei hotărâri preliminare: Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck - Austria.
Convenția de la Bruxelles - Articol 21 - Articol 17.
Cauza C-116/02.
Hotărârea Curții din data de 9 decembrie 2003.
Erich Gasser GmbH împotriva MISAT Srl.
Cerere având ca obiect pronunțarea unei hotărâri preliminare: Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck - Austria.
Convenția de la Bruxelles - Articol 21 - Articol 17.
Cauza C-116/02.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:657
«(Brussels Convention – Article 21 – Lis pendens – Article 17 – Agreement conferring jurisdiction – Obligation to stay proceedings of court second seised designated in an agreement conferring jurisdiction – Excessive duration of proceedings before courts in the Member State of the court first seised)»
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(Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968; Protocol of 3 June 1971)
(Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968, Art. 21)
(Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968, Art. 21)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Full Court)
9 December 2003 (1)
((Brussels Convention – Article 21 – Lis pendens – Article 17 – Agreement conferring jurisdiction – Obligation to stay proceedings of court second seised designated in an agreement conferring jurisdiction – Excessive duration of proceedings before courts in the Member State of the court first seised))
In Case C-116/02, REFERENCE to the Court under the Protocol of 3 June 1971 on the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck (Austria) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Erich Gasser GmbHand
MISAT Srl, on the interpretation of Article 21 of the abovementioned Convention of 27 September 1968, as amended by the Convention of 9 October 1978 on the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (OJ 1978 L 304, p. 1, and ─ amended text ─ p. 77), by the Convention of 25 October 1982 on the accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ 1982 L 388, p. 1), by the Convention of 26 May 1989 on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ 1989 L 285, p. 1) and by the Convention of 29 November 1996 on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (OJ 1997 C 15, p. 1),THE COURT (Full Court),,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Erich Gasser GmbH, the Italian Government, the United Kingdom Government and the Commission at the hearing on 13 May 2003,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 9 September 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Full Court),
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck by judgment of 25 March 2002, hereby rules:
Skouris |
Jann |
Timmermans |
Gulmann |
Cunha Rodrigues |
Rosas |
Edward |
La Pergola |
Puissochet |
Schintgen |
Macken |
Colneric |
von Bahr |
R. Grass |
V. Skouris |
Registrar |
President |