Brussels I bis

Article 5

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1. Persons domiciled in a Member State may be sued in the courts of another Member State only by virtue of the rules set out in Sections 2 to 7 of this Chapter.

2. In particular, the rules of national jurisdiction of which the Member States are to notify the Commission pursuant to point (a) of Article 76(1) shall not be applicable as against the persons referred to in paragraph 1.

Holdings

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C-208/209 Sept 2021

« Toplofikatsia Sofia » EAD and Others

Article 5(1) of Regulation No 1215/2012 does not preclude an order for payment against a debtor from becoming enforceable. It does not require the court to annul that order.

C-280/203 Jun 2021

ZN v Generalno konsulstvo na Republika Bulgaria v grad Valensia, Kralstvo Ispania

Article 5(1), read with recital 3, applies when determining the international jurisdiction of a Member State's courts in a dispute between an employee of that Member State who does not exercise public powers and that Member State's consular authority located in another Member State.