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Document 62009CN0406

Case C-406/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden lodged on 21 October 2009 — Realchemie Nederland BV v Bayer CropScience AG

OJ C 312, 19.12.2009, p. 25–26 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

19.12.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 312/25

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden lodged on 21 October 2009 — Realchemie Nederland BV v Bayer CropScience AG

(Case C-406/09)

2009/C 312/41

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Realchemie Nederland BV

Respondent: Bayer CropScience AG

Questions referred

1.

Is the phrase ‘civil and commercial matters’ in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 (1) on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters to be interpreted in such a way that this regulation applies also to the recognition and enforcement of an order for payment of ‘Ordnungsgeld’ (an administrative fine) pursuant to Paragraph 890 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung)?

2.

Is Article 14 of Directive 2004/48 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights to be interpreted as applying also to enforcement proceedings relating to

(i)

an order made in another Member State concerning an infringement of intellectual property rights;

(ii)

an order made in another Member State imposing a penalty or fine for breach of an injunction against infringement of intellectual property rights;

(iii)

costs determination orders made in another Member State on the basis of the orders referred to at (i) and (ii) above?

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1).

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