Judgment_paragraph 39 · IRnova AB v FLIR Systems AB (C-399/21)

39That concept must not be given a wider interpretation than is required by its objective, since Article 24(4) of the Brussels Ia Regulation results in depriving the parties of the choice of forum which would otherwise be theirs and, in certain cases, in their being brought before a court which is not that of the domicile of any of them (see, to that effect, as regards Article 16(4) of the Brussels Convention and Article 22(4) of the Brussels I Regulation, judgments of 26 March 1992, Reichert and Kockler, C‑261/90, EU:C:1992:149, paragraph 25, and of 5 October 2017, Hanssen Beleggingen, C‑341/16, EU:C:2017:738, paragraph 32 and the case-law cited). Consequently, the specific rule of jurisdiction at issue must be interpreted strictly (judgment of 10 July 2019, Reitbauer and Others, C‑722/17, EU:C:2019:577, paragraph 38).