22.12.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 399/4
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 October 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Folien Fischer AG, Fofitec AG v Ritrama SpA
(Case C-133/11) (1)
(Area of freedom, security and justice - Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Special jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict - Action for a negative declaration («negative Feststellungsklage») - Whether a person alleged to have committed a harmful act may bring a person who might be adversely affected, before the courts with jurisdiction for the place where the act allegedly occurred or may occur, seeking a declaration that there is no liability in tort or delict)
2012/C 399/05
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Folien Fischer AG, Fofitec AG
Defendant: Ritrama SpA
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Bundesgerichtshof — Interpretation of point (3) of Article 5 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) — Special jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict — Action for a negative declaration (negative Feststellungsklage) — Whether a person who may have committed a harmful act may bring the person potentially adversely affected before the courts with jurisdiction for the place where the act occurred or may occur, seeking a declaration that there is no liability in tort or delict.
Operative part of the judgment
Point (3) of Article 5 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 meaning that an action for a negative declaration seeking to establish the absence of liability in tort, delict, or quasi-delict falls within the scope of that provision.
(1) OJ C 204, 9.7.2011.
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