# C_2016016EN.01002002.xml

| 18.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/20 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

18.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 16/20

---

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relaçăo do Porto (Portugal) lodged on 2 November 2015 — Alberto José Vieira de Azevedo and Others v CED Portugal Unipessoal, Lda, Institituto de Seguros de Portugal — Fundo de Garantia Automóvel

(Case C-558/15)

(2016/C 016/26)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Referring court

Tribunal da Relaçăo do Porto

Parties to the main proceedings

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Alberto José Vieira de Azevedo, Maria da Conceiçăo Ferreira da Silva, Carlos Manuel Ferreira Alves, Rui Dinis Ferreira Alves, Vitor José Ferreira Alves

Applicants:

Defendants: CED Portugal Unipessoal, Lda Institituto de Seguros de Portugal — Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho

Defendants:

Intervener: Institituto de Seguros de Portugal — Fundo de Acidentes de Trabalho

Intervener:

Questions referred

Questions referred

| 1. | Do recital 16A and Article 4 of the Fourth Motor Insurance Directive (Directive 2000/26/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000, as amended by Directive 2005/14/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005), in the light of paragraphs 4, 5 and 8 of Article 4 (transposed into Portuguese law by Article 43 of Decree Law No 522/85 of 31 December 1985, as amended by Decree Law No 72-A/2003 of 14 April 2003), permit a writ to be served on the representative of an insurance company which does not operate in the country in which an action was brought seeking damages as a result of a road traffic accident, on the basis of compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles taken out in another European Union Member State? |
| --- | --- |

1.

Do recital 16A and Article 4 of the Fourth Motor Insurance Directive (Directive 2000/26/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000, as amended by Directive 2005/14/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005), in the light of paragraphs 4, 5 and 8 of Article 4 (transposed into Portuguese law by Article 43 of Decree Law No 522/85 of 31 December 1985, as amended by Decree Law No 72-A/2003 of 14 April 2003), permit a writ to be served on the representative of an insurance company which does not operate in the country in which an action was brought seeking damages as a result of a road traffic accident, on the basis of compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles taken out in another European Union Member State?

1

2

| 2. | If the first question is answered in the affirmative, does the question whether such a writ may be served depend on the specific terms of the representation agreement between the representative and the insurer? |
| --- | --- |

2.

If the first question is answered in the affirmative, does the question whether such a writ may be served depend on the specific terms of the representation agreement between the representative and the insurer?

---

(1)  Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (Fourth motor insurance Directive) (OJ 2000 L 181, p. 65).

1

(2)  Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 amending Council Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/EEC and 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles (OJ 2005 L 149, p. 14).

2

---