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QB v Mercedes-Benz Group AG (C-100/21)
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QB v Mercedes-Benz Group AG (C-100/21)

Judgment of 21 Mar 2023law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-100-21/para_94@2026-11-10

94Subject to that proviso, it is appropriate to note that national courts are entitled to ensure that the protection of rights guaranteed by the legal order of the Union does not result in unjust enrichment of the persons concerned (judgment of 25 March 2021, Balgarska Narodna Banka, C‑501/18, EU:C:2021:249, paragraph 125).

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-100/21 · ECLI:EU:C:2023:229
Decided: 21 Mar 2023
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Landgericht Ravensburg (Regional Court, Ravensburg, Germany)
Applicant: QB
Defendant: Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Rapporteur: P.G. Xuereb
Advocate General: A. Rantos
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Arabadjiev, A. Prechal, K. Jürimäe, P.G. Xuereb, M. Ilešič, N. Piçarra, I. Jarukaitis, A. Kumin, N. Jääskinen, N. Wahl, I. Ziemele, Z. Csehi, O. Spineanu-Matei
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0100

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Interprets 2: 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); 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)
Cited by 12: Arkadiusz Szcześniak v Bank M. SA (C-520/21)2 provisions; VK and Others v BMW Bank GmbH and Others (C-38/21); Criminal proceedings against C.I. and Others (C-107/23 PPU); Adusbef - Associazione difesa utenti servizi bancari e finanziari v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Others (C-683/22); Fractal Insolvenţă SPRL, en tant que liquidateur de Groenland Poultry SRL v Agenţia de Plăţi şi Intervenţie pentru Agricultură - Centrul Judeţean Dâmboviţa (C-169/22); Criminal proceedings against Unknown individuals (C-178/22); Criminal proceedings against AK Dlhopolec s.r.o. and Others (C-590/24); CM and DS v Volkswagen AG (C-666/23)2 provisions; Confédération paysanne v Ministre de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire and Ministre de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique (C-399/22); HJ and Others v Twenty First Capital SAS (C-174/23); Hellfire Massy Residents Association v An Bord Pleanála and Others (C-166/22); AR and Others v PK SA and Others (C-618/21)2 provisions
Cites 14: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; 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); Criminal proceedings against AZ (C-510/19); CG v The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland (C-709/20); DS v Porsche Inter Auto GmbH & Co KG and Volkswagen AG (C-145/20); Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-873/19); Südwestrundfunk v Tilo Rittinger and Others (C-492/17); 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); GSMB Invest GmbH & Co. KG v Auto Krainer GesmbH (C-128/20); CLCV and Others (Defeat device on diesel engines) (C-693/18); European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (C-668/16); QB v Mercedes-Benz Group AG (C-100/21); BT v Balgarska Narodna Banka (C-501/18)2 provisions