17.11.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 355/6
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 September 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Daniela Mühlleitner v Ahmad Yusufi, Wadat Yusufi
(Case C-190/11) (1)
(Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Jurisdiction over consumer contracts - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 15(1)(c) - Possible limitation of that jurisdiction to distance contracts)
2012/C 355/08
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Oberster Gerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Daniela Mühlleitner
Defendants: Ahmad Yusufi, Wadat Yusufi
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Oberster Gerichtshof — Interpretation of Article 15(1)(c) 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) — Jurisdiction over consumer contracts — Possible limitation of that jurisdiction to distance contracts
Operative part of the judgment
Article 15(1)(c) 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 must be interpreted as not requiring the contract between the consumer and the trader to be concluded at a distance.
(1) OJ C 204, 9.7.2011.
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