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European Union
OPR-Finance s.r.o. v GK (C-679/18)
Consideration of the questions referred
45

OPR-Finance s.r.o. v GK (C-679/18)

Judgment of 5 Mar 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-679-18/para_45@2026-11-10

45However, that obligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU law is limited by the general principles of law, particularly that of legal certainty, in the sense that it cannot serve as the basis for an interpretation of national law contra legem.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-679/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:167
Decided: 5 Mar 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Okresní soud v Ostravě (District Court, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Applicant: OPR-Finance s. r. o.
Defendant: GK
Rapporteur: A. Kumin
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 3 judges
A. Arabadjiev, T. von Danwitz, A. Kumin
Language: Czech
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0679

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Approximation of laws Consumer protection

History · 1 version

5 Mar 2020Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC
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Cites 13: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC; Banif Plus Bank Zrt v Csaba Csipai and Viktória Csipai (C-472/11); Ernst Georg Radlinger and Helena Radlingerová v Finway a.s (C-377/14); Pannon GSM Zrt. v Erzsébet Sustikné Győrfi (C-243/08); Maribel Dominguez v Centre informatique du Centre Ouest Atlantique and Préfet de la région Centre (C-282/10); Home Credit Slovakia a.s. v Klára Bíróová (C-42/15); TE v Pohotovosť s.r.o (C-331/18); CA Consumer Finance SA v Ingrid Bakkaus and Others (C-449/13); Criminal proceedings against Ognyanov (C-554/14); LCL Le Crédit Lyonnais SA v Fesih Kalhan (C-565/12); Ministerio de Defensa v Ana de Diego Porras (C-619/17)