62024CO0264_INF
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 20 September 2024 –[Gašlić] (
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(Case C‑264/24)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Applicability – External element – Requirement to provide reasons justifying the need for an answer from the Court – Lack of sufficient information – Manifest inadmissibility)
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Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Need to provide the Court with sufficient information regarding the factual and legislative context – Scope of the obligation in matters relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters – Question raised concerning a dispute confined within a single Member State – No indication as to the connecting factor making the requested interpretation necessary to resolve the dispute – Manifest inadmissibility
(Art. 267 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 23; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 53(2) and 94; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012)
(see paragraphs 16-21, 25-28)
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Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Scope – Existence of an international element – Dispute between parties domiciled in the same Member State – Subject matter of the dispute involving several Member States or a non-Member State – Included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012)
(see paragraphs 22-24)
Operative part
The reference for a preliminary ruling made by the Općinski sud u Novom Zagrebu (Municipal Court, Novi Zagreb, Croatia), by decision of 4 April 2024, is manifestly inadmissible.
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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.