62024CJ0099_SUM
Case C‑99/24 [Chmieka] (
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G.M.K.-Z.B. M.
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S.O.
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Koszalinie I Wydział Cywilny)
Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 10 July 2025
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Article 66 – Scope ratione temporis – Legal proceedings instituted by a claimant – Issue of an order for payment – Statement of opposition by the defendant to that order for payment seeking a review of the case concerned – Regulation (EU) No 44/2001 – Article 5(3) – Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict – Article 6(1) – More than one defendant – Article 22(1) – Exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings which have as their object rights in rem in immovable property or tenancies of immovable property – Action for payment of compensation for the non-contractual use of immovable property situated in a Member State – Defendant domiciled in another Member State)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Temporal scope –Applicability of Regulation No 44/2001 to judgments given in the legal proceedings instituted before 10 January 2015 – Criterion for determining the regulation applicable ratione temporis – Date on which the action which led to the judgment in respect of which enforcement is sought was brought – Exclusion of the date of the statement of opposition seeking a review of the case
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 66(1))
(see paragraphs 37-40, operative part 1)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 44/2001 – Exclusive jurisdiction – Disputes in matters relating to rights in rem in immovable property – Concept of action in proceedings which have as their object rights in rem in immoveable property – Legal proceedings for payment of compensation for the non-contractual use of immoveable property after the termination of a tenancy agreement – Not included
(Convention of 27 September 1968, Art. 16(1); Council Regulation No 44/2001, recitals 11 and 12 and Arts 2(1), 3(1) and 22(1), first subpara.)
(see paragraphs 46-56, operative part 2)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 44/2001 – Special jurisdiction – Jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict – Scope – Claim for compensation for the non-contractual use of immovable property – Included
(Council Regulation No 44/2001, Arts 2 and 5(1)(a) and (3))
(see paragraphs 58-68, operative part 2)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 44/2001 – Special jurisdiction – More than one defendant – Jurisdiction of the court of one of the co-defendants – Condition – Connection – Existence of a risk of irreconcilable judgments – Scope – Determination on the date the action is brought
(Council Regulation No 44/2001, recitals 12 and 15 and Arts 2 and 6(1))
(see paragraphs 70-77, operative part 2)
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.