25Consequently, the application of the rule of special jurisdiction laid down for matters relating to a contract in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 1215/2012 presupposes the establishment of a legal obligation freely consented to by one person towards another and on which the claimant’s action is based (judgments of 14 March 2013, Česká spořitelna, C‑419/11, EU:C:2013:165, paragraph 47; of 18 July 2013, ÖFAB, C‑147/12, EU:C:2013:490, paragraph 33, and of 21 April 2016, Austro-Mechana, C‑572/14, EU:C:2016:286, paragraph 36).
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