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IR v Volkswagen AG (C-134/20)
Consideration of the questions referred
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89

IR v Volkswagen AG (C-134/20)

Judgment of 14 Jul 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-134-20/para_89@2026-11-11

89That interpretation is, as the Advocate General observed in points 137 and 138 of his Opinion, supported by the context of those provisions in Regulation No 715/2007 and the objective pursued by that regulation.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-134/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:571
Decided: 14 Jul 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Landesgericht Eisenstadt (Regional Court, Eisenstadt, Austria)
Applicant: IR
Defendant: Volkswagen AG
Rapporteur: P.G. Xuereb
Advocate General: A. Rantos
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Arabadjiev, A. Prechal, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, I. Ziemele, M. Ilešič, J.‑C. Bonichot, F. Biltgen, P.G. Xuereb, N. Piçarra, N. Wahl
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0134

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Interprets 2: Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees; Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance)
Cited by 7: Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-873/19); Criminal proceedings against Lluís Puig Gordi and Others (C-158/21); Sogefinancement SAS v RW and UV (C-50/22); QT v 02 Czech Republic a. s (C-574/21); CM and DS v Volkswagen AG (C-666/23)3 provisions; HJ and Others v Twenty First Capital SAS (C-174/23); Nárokuj s.r.o. v EC Financial Services, a.s (C-755/22)
Cites 11: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees; Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance); SC Raiffeisen Bank SA and BRD Groupe Societé Générale SA v JB and KC (C-698/18, C-699/18); Criminal proceedings against AZ (C-510/19); DocMorris NV v Apothekerkammer Nordrhein (C-190/20); Johannes Dietrich and Norbert Häring v Hessischer Rundfunk (C-422/19, C-423/19); CLCV and Others (Defeat device on diesel engines) (C-693/18); Opinion of the Advocate General (C-126/20); Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance); Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance)