39In accordance with settled case-law, the rule of special jurisdiction laid down in Article 5(3) of that regulation is based on the existence of a particularly close linking factor between the dispute and the courts of the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur, which justifies the attribution of jurisdiction to those courts for reasons relating to the sound administration of justice and the efficacious conduct of proceedings (judgments in Melzer, C‑228/11, EU:C:2013:305, paragraph 26, and in Hi Hotel HCF, C‑387/12, EU:C:2014:215, paragraph 28).
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