11.6.2011
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 173/7
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo (Spain) lodged on 5 April 2011 — Angel Lorenzo González Alonso v Nationale Nederlanden Vida Cia De Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.E
(Case C-166/11)
2011/C 173/14
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Angel Lorenzo González Alonso
Defendant: Nationale Nederlanden Vida Cia De Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.E.
Question referred
Must Article 3(2)(d) of Council Directive 85/577/EEC (1) of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises be interpreted restrictively so as not to cover a contract, concluded away from business premises, under which life assurance is offered in return for payment of a monthly premium to be invested, in varying proportions, in fixed-rate investments, variable-rate investments and financial investment products of the company itself?
(1) OJ 1985 L 372, p. 31.
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