29.8.2009
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 205/7
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 June 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 5, San Javier — Spain) — Roda Golf & Beach Resort SL
(Case C-14/08) (1)
(Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Preliminary references - Jurisdiction of the Court - Definition of ‘dispute’ - Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 - Service of extrajudicial documents in the absence of legal proceedings - Notarial act)
2009/C 205/10
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 5, San Javier
Parties to the main proceedings
Roda Golf & Beach Resort SL
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 5, San Javier — Interpretation of Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (OJ 2000 L 160, p. 37) — Service of extrajudicial documents exclusively by and to private persons using the physical and personal resources of courts of the European Union outside of any court proceedings
Operative part of the judgment
The service of a notarial act, in the absence of legal proceedings, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2002 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters.
(1) OJ C 92, 12.04.2008.
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