85Where an applicant relies on one of those rules, it is therefore necessary for the court hearing the action to ascertain whether the applicant’s claims concern, irrespective of their classification under national law, matters relating to a contract or, on the contrary, matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict within the meaning of that regulation (judgment of 24 November 2020, Wikingerhof, C‑59/19, EU:C:2020:950, paragraph 30).
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