26.1.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 26/18
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Krefeld (Germany) lodged on 9 October 2012 — NIPPONKOA Insurance Co. (Europe) Ltd v Inter-Zuid Transport B.V.
(Case C-452/12)
2013/C 26/32
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landgericht Krefeld
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: NIPPONKOA Insurance Co. (Europe) Ltd
Defendant: Inter-Zuid Transport B.V.
Questions referred
1.
Does Article 71 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 (1) of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters preclude an interpretation of a convention which is exclusively autonomous or are the objectives and principles of the regulation also to be taken into account when applying such conventions?
2.
Does Article 71 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 preclude an interpretation of a convention by which an action for a declaration decided in one Member State does not preclude an action for performance brought later in another Member State, where that convention also makes an interpretation possible in that respect under Article 27 of Regulation No 44/2001?
(1) OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1.
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