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RH v AB Volvo and Others (C-30/20)
Consideration of the question referred
37

RH v AB Volvo and Others (C-30/20)

Judgment of 15 Jul 2021law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-30-20/para_37@2026-11-10

37As the Advocate General observed in point 128 of his Opinion, in the context of Article 7(2) of Regulation No 1215/2012, the technical complexity of the rules applicable to actions for damages for infringements of competition law provisions may also militate in favour of a centralisation of jurisdiction.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-30/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:604
Decided: 15 Jul 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Juzgado de lo Mercantil n.o 2 de Madrid (Commercial Court No 2, Madrid, Spain)
Applicant: RH
Defendants: AB Volvo; Volvo Group Trucks Central Europe GmbH; Volvo Lastvagnar AB; Volvo Group España SA
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: J. Richard de la Tour
Bench: 5 judges
J.-C. Bonichot, L. Bay Larsen, C. Toader, M. Safjan, N. Jääskinen
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0030

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters

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15 Jul 2021Reading

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Interprets 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Regulation (EU) No 1215/20122 provisions
Cited by 5: HW and Others v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG (C-652/20); London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Limited v Kingdom of Spain (C-700/20); Stichting Right to Consumer Justice and Stichting App Stores Claims v Apple Distribution International Ltd and Apple Inc (C-34/24)4 provisions; MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt. v Mercedes-Benz Group AG (C-425/22); Electricity & Water Authority of the Government of Bahrain and Others v Prysmian Netherlands BV and Others (C-672/23)
Cites 10: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Regulation (EU) No 1215/20122 provisions; Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II); Cartel Damage Claims (CDC) Hydrogen Peroxide SA v Evonik Degussa GmbH and Others (C-352/13); Tibor-Trans Fuvarozó és Kereskedelmi Kft. v DAF TRUCKS N.V (C-451/18); Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen AG (C-343/19); Sophia Marie Nicole Sanders v David Verhaegen and Barbara Huber v Manfred Huber (C-400/13, C-408/13); Criminal proceedings against DS (C-557/20); RH v AB Volvo and Others (C-30/20)