62022CJ0345_SUM
Joined Cases C‑345/22 to C‑347/22
Maersk A/S
v
Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros SAandMapfre España Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros SA
v
MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping GmbH & Co.
(Requests for a preliminary rulingfrom the Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra)
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 April 2024
(Requests for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Article 25(1) – Contract for the carriage of goods evidenced by a bill of lading – Jurisdiction clause incorporated in that bill of lading – Enforceability against the third-party holder of the bill of lading – Applicable law – National legislation requiring the individual and separate negotiation of the jurisdiction clause by the third-party holder of the bill of lading)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Temporal scope – Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom – Action brought before the date of expiry of the transition period – Included
(Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom, Arts 67(1)(a) and 126; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 25(1))
(see paragraphs 41, 42)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Prorogation of jurisdiction – Contract for the carriage of goods evidenced by a bill of lading – Jurisdiction clause included in that bill of lading – Validity – Applicable law – Law of the Member State of the court or courts designated by that clause – Scope – Enforceability against the third-party holder – Precluded
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 25(1))
(see paragraphs 47-49)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Prorogation of jurisdiction – Contract for the carriage of goods evidenced by a bill of lading – Jurisdiction clause included in that bill of lading – Enforceability against the third-party holder – Conditions – Succession of the third party to the rights and obligations of the shipper – Applicable law – National substantive law determined in accordance with the rules of private international law of the court seised
(Conventions of 27 September 1968, Art. 23; European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 25(1); Council Regulation No 44/2001, Art. 23(1))
(see paragraphs 50, 51, 53-55, operative part 1)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation No 1215/2012 – Prorogation of jurisdiction – Contract for the carriage of goods evidenced by a bill of lading – Jurisdiction clause included in that bill of lading – Enforceability against the third-party holder subrogated to the rights and obligations of the shipper – National legislation requiring the third-party holder’s consent – Not permissible
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1215/2012, Art. 25(1))
(see paragraphs 57-60, 62, 68, operative part 2)
See the text of the decision.