21.2.2009
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 44/40
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 December 2008 — Peter Pammer v Reederei Karl Schlüter GmbH & Co KG
(Case C-585/08)
(2009/C 44/68)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria)
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant: Peter Pammer
Respondent: Reederei Karl Schlüter GmbH & Co KG
Questions referred
1.
Does a ‘voyage by freighter’ constitute package travel for the purposes of Article 15(3) 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 (1)?
2.
If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative: Is the fact that an agent's website can be consulted on the internet sufficient to justify a finding that activities are being ‘directed’ within the terms of Article 15(1)(c) of Regulation No 44/2001?
(1) OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1.
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