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Emmanuel Lebek v Janusz Domino (C-70/15)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The second question
55

Emmanuel Lebek v Janusz Domino (C-70/15)

Judgment of 7 Jul 2016law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-70-15/para_55@2026-11-10

55Furthermore, according to settled case-law, in general, limitation periods fulfil the function of ensuring legal certainty (judgments of 28 October 2010 in SGS Belgium and Others, C‑367/09, EU:C:2010:648, paragraph 68, and 8 September 2011 in Q-Beef and Bosschaert, C‑89/10 and C‑96/10, EU:C:2011:555, paragraph 42).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-70/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:524
Decided: 7 Jul 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court, Poland)
Applicant: Emmanuel Lebek
Defendant: Janusz Domino
Rapporteur: C. Toader
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, C. Toader, A. Rosas, A. Prechal, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: Polish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0070

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters

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Interprets 2: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000
Cited by 5: Moussa Sacko v Commissione Territoriale per il riconoscimento della Protezione internazionale di Milano (C-348/16); Real Madrid Club de Fútbol and AE v EE and Société Éditrice du Monde SA (C-633/22); Proceedings brought by Società Immobiliare Al Bosco Srl (C-379/17); Hampshire County Council v C.E. and N.E (C-325/18 PPU, C-375/18 PPU)2 provisions; Andrew Marcus Henderson v Novo Banco SA (C-354/15)
Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000; Hypoteční banka a.s. v Udo Mike Lindner (C-327/10); Meletis Apostolides v David Charles Orams and Linda Elizabeth Orams (C-420/07); Trade Agency Ltd v Seramico Investments Ltd (C-619/10); Roda Golf & Beach Resort SL (C-14/08); Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau v SGS Belgium NV and Others (C-367/09)2 provisions; Q-Beef NV v Belgische Staat and Frans Bosschaert v Belgische Staat, Vleesgroothandel Georges Goossens en Zonen NV and Slachthuizen Goossens NV (C-89/10, C-96/10)2 provisions; ASML Netherlands BV v Semiconductor Industry Services GmbH (SEMIS) (C-283/05); Shamso Abdullahi v Bundesasylamt (C-394/12); Götz Leffler v Berlin Chemie AG (C-443/03); Council regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters; Bureau national interprofessionnel du Cognac v Gust. Ranin Oy (C-4/10, C-27/10)