72In that regard, it should be recalled that Article 5(3) of Regulation No 44/2001 must be interpreted independently and strictly (judgment in CDC Hydrogen Peroxide, C‑352/13, EU:C:2015:335, paragraph 37 and the case-law cited). As regards the place where ‘the harmful event occurred or may occur’ in Article 5(3) of Regulation No 44/2001, it must be recalled that that expression is intended to cover both the place where the damage occurred and the place of the event giving rise to it, so that the defendant may be sued, at the option of the applicant, in the courts for either of those places (judgment in Coty Germany, C‑360/12, EU:C:2014:1318, paragraph 46).
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