49In order to answer that question, it should be recalled that it is only by way of derogation from the general principle laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation No 1215/2012, which attributes jurisdiction to the courts of the Member State in which the defendant is domiciled, that Section 2 of Chapter II of that regulation lays down certain special jurisdictional rules, which include that referred to in Article 7(5) of that regulation. In so far as the jurisdiction of the courts for the place in which a branch, agency or other establishment is situated, as regards disputes arising out of their operations, within the meaning of that provision, constitutes a rule of special jurisdiction, it must be interpreted in an independent and strict manner, which does not permit an interpretation going beyond the cases expressly envisaged by that regulation (see, by analogy with Article 5(5) of Regulation No 44/2001, judgment of 5 July 2018, flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines, C‑27/17, EU:C:2018:533, paragraph 26 and the case-law cited).
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