62023CJ0494_SUM
Case C‑494/23 [Mahá] (
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QEandIJ
v
DPandEB
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud)
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 4 October 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Article 1(1) – Scope – Civil and commercial matters – Concept – Proceedings seeking to substitute the defendant’s consent to the release of property seized by the law enforcement authorities from the custody of the court – Article 8(2) – Application to intervene – Concept of ‘third party’)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Scope – Civil and commercial matters – Concept – Action seeking to substitute the defendant’s consent in the context of an application to release an item from the custody of the court – Proceedings that are incidental to the proceedings to place the item seized by the law enforcement authorities into the custody of the court – Not included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 1(1))
(see paragraphs 29-32, 37-42, 44, 45, operative part)
See the text of the decision.
(
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)	The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.