2007 Lugano Convention definition
Examples of 2007 Lugano Convention in a sentence
The ECJ verified its ability to affect Community rules on jurisdiction (i.e., the Brussels I Regulation) by international agreements (i.e., the 2007 Lugano Convention) and concluded that the new Lugano Convention falls within the Community’s exclusive competence.
Thus, the 2007 Lugano Convention constitutes EU law, and the ECJ has jurisdiction to interpret it “as regards the application by the courts of the EU Member States” as provided in Article 1 of Protocol 2 to the 2007 Lugano Convention.
The 2007 Lugano Convention was signed in Lugano on 30 October 2007, and is applied between the EU, (including Denmark), and the EFTA States - Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.299 The EU Member States are not parties to the 2007 Lugano Convention due to the ECJ interpretation 295 Jenard-Möller Report, p.
In view of the above, the Commission takes the view that the European Union should not give its consent to the accession of the United Kingdom to the 2007 Lugano Convention.
The subsequent change of the domicile of one of the parties of the Third States does not represent a problem anymore.351 However, under the 2007 Lugano Convention, the domicile of one of the parties in the Member State is still decisive.
In other words, the Member States cannot become the Contracting States of the 2007 Lugano Convention individually, but it must be concluded by EC (EU).
In consequence, all considerations related to the application of Article 23 of the Brussels I Regulation remain relevant for the 2007 Lugano Convention.