CELEX: 62015CA0417
Language: en
Date: 2016-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-417/15: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 November 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien — Austria) — Wolfgang Schmidt v Christiane Schmidt (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Scope — First subparagraph of Article 24(1) — Exclusive jurisdiction in matters relating to rights in rem in immovable property — Article 7(1)(a) — Special jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract — Action seeking the avoidance of a contract of gift of immovable property and the removal of an entry in the land register evidencing a right of ownership)

16.1.2017   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 14/13
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 November 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien — Austria) — Wolfgang Schmidt v Christiane Schmidt
   (Case C-417/15) (1)
   
   ((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Area of freedom, security and justice - Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 - Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Scope - First subparagraph of Article 24(1) - Exclusive jurisdiction in matters relating to rights in rem in immovable property - Article 7(1)(a) - Special jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - Action seeking the avoidance of a contract of gift of immovable property and the removal of an entry in the land register evidencing a right of ownership))
   (2017/C 014/17)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Referring court
   
   Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: Wolfgang Schmidt
   
      Defendant: Christiane Schmidt
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters is to be interpreted as meaning that an action seeking the avoidance of a gift of immovable property on the ground of the donor’s incapacity to contract does not fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Member State in which the property is situated, provided for under Article 24(1) of Regulation No 1215/2012, but within the special jurisdiction provided for under Article 7(1)(a) of that regulation.
   An action seeking the removal from the land register of notices evidencing the donee’s right of ownership falls within the exclusive jurisdiction provided for under Article 24(1) of the same regulation.
   
      (1)  OJ C 363, 3.11.2015.