Judgment_paragraph 76 · Obala i lučice d.o.o. v NLB Leasing d.o.o (C-307/19)

76It is only by way of derogation from that general rule that the courts of the defendant’s domicile have jurisdiction that Section 6 of Chapter II of Regulation No 1215/2012 provides for a certain number of rules of exclusive jurisdiction, including that in Article 24(1) of that regulation, which confers on the courts of the Member State in which the immovable property concerned is situated jurisdiction to rule on tenancies of immovable property (see, to that effect, judgment of 10 July 2019, Reitbauer and Others, C‑722/17, EU:C:2019:577, paragraph 38). Given that they constitute a derogation, the provisions of Article 24(1) of that regulation must not be given an interpretation broader than is required by their objective (see, to that effect, judgment of 16 November 2016, Schmidt, C‑417/15, EU:C:2016:881, paragraph 28 and the case-law cited).