Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial Sección No 4 de Zaragoza — Spain) — María Pilar Bueno Ruiz and Zurich Insurance PL, Sucursal de España v Irene Conte Sánchez
(Case C-431/18) 1
(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 2009/103/EC — First paragraph of Article 3 — Concept of ‘use of vehicles’ — Leaks of oil and other liquids from a motor vehicle — Damages)
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Audiencia Provincial Sección No 4 de Zaragoza
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: María Pilar Bueno Ruiz and Zurich Insurance PL, Sucursal de España
Defendant: Irene Conte Sánchez
Operative part of the order
The first paragraph of Article 3 of Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘use of vehicles’, referred to in that provision, covers a situation in which a vehicle which has been manoeuvred and/or parked in a private car park, in accordance with its function as a means of transport, is involved in an accident in that car park.
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1 OJ C 373, 15.10.2018.