36It is appropriate, therefore, in the absence of a definition of the term ‘counterclaim’ in Regulation 2017/1001 to note, in the first place, that that term is usually understood, as the Advocate General observed in point 37 of his Opinion, and as is borne out by the terms used, inter alia, in the versions of the relevant provisions of that regulation in Danish (Modkrav), in German (Widerklage) and in Greek (ανταγωγή), as referring to a cross-action lodged by the defendant in proceedings brought against him or her by the applicant before the same court.
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