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Rudolfs Meroni v Recoletos Limited (C-559/14)
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Consideration of the questions referred
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Rudolfs Meroni v Recoletos Limited (C-559/14)

Judgment of 25 May 2016law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-559-14/para_44@2026-11-10

44A national court implementing EU law in applying Regulation No 44/2001 must therefore comply with the requirements flowing from Article 47 of the Charter which provides that everyone whose rights and freedoms guaranteed by EU law are violated has the right to effective judicial protection.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-559/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:349
Decided: 25 May 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Augstākās tiesas Civillietu departaments (Supreme Court, Civil Division, Latvia)
Applicant: Rūdolfs Meroni
Defendants: Recoletos Limited; third parties: and 4 more
Aivars Lembergs; Olafs Berķis; Igors Skoks; Genādijs Ševcovs
Rapporteur: R. Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, A. Arabadjiev, J.-C. Bonichot, S. Rodin, E. Regan
Language: Latvian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0559

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
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Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Meletis Apostolides v David Charles Orams and Linda Elizabeth Orams (C-420/07); Marco Gambazzi v DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. and CIBC Mellon Trust Company (C-394/07); Diageo Brands BV v Simiramida-04 EOOD (C-681/13); Åklagaren v Hans Åkerberg Fransson (C-617/10); Draka NK Cables Ltd, AB Sandvik international, VO Sembodja BV and Parc Healthcare International Limited v Omnipol Ltd (C-167/08); A v B and Others (C-112/13)