3.11.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 363/20
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien (Austria) lodged on 29 July 2015 — Wolfgang Schmidt v Christiane Schmidt
(Case C-417/15)
(2015/C 363/25)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Wolfgang Schmidt
Defendant: Christiane Schmidt
Question referred
Does a proceeding concerning the avoidance of a contract of gift on the ground of the donor’s incapacity to contract and the registration of the removal of an entry evidencing the donee’s right of ownership fall within the scope of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 (1), which provides for exclusive jurisdiction over rights in rem in immovable property?
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).
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