Verein fur Konsumenteninformation (Opinion) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-272/18_O (05 September 2019)

Verein fur Konsumenteninformation (Opinion) French Text [2019] EUECJ C-272/18_O (05 September 2019)

Trust contracts for the management of partnership interests are not excluded from the scope of the Rome Convention or Rome I Regulation as company law matters; consumer protection rules on applicable law apply unless services are provided exclusively outside the consumer's habitual residence, which is not the case...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ C-272/18_O
Parties
Applicant: Verein für Konsumenteninformation (VKI); Respondent: TVP Treuhand- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft für Publikumsfonds mbH & Co. KG (TVP)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference (request for Preliminary Ruling) / Opinion of Advocate General Before the Court of Justice of the European Union
Outcome
Opinion proposes that the Court answer the preliminary questions as follows: the exclusions for company law and for services provided exclusively abroad do not apply; consumer protection rules on applicable law are engaged; a choice of law clause is abusive if it misleads the consumer about their rights under their...
Legal Topics
Conflict of Laws, Choice of Law Clauses, Abusive Contract Terms, Consumer Contracts, Trust Law, Company Law Exclusion, Provision of Services
European Union Law Private International Law Consumer Protection Conflict of Laws Choice of Law Clauses Abusive Contract Terms Consumer Contracts Trust Law +2 more

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Parties

Verein für Konsumenteninformation (VKI)

Applicant

TVP Treuhand- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft für Publikumsfonds mbH & Co. KG (TVP)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference (request for Preliminary Ruling) / Opinion of Advocate General Before the Court of Justice of the European Union

  1. 1 Whether contracts of trust (fiducie) for the management of partnership interests are excluded from the scope of the Rome Convention and Rome I Regulation as 'questions relating to company law'.
  2. 2 Whether such contracts are excluded from consumer protection rules under the Rome Convention and Rome I Regulation due to the place of service provision.
  3. 3 Whether a choice of law clause designating the law of the service provider's seat is abusive under Directive 93/13/EEC.

Ratio Decidendi

Trust contracts for the management of partnership interests are not excluded from the scope of the Rome Convention or Rome I Regulation as company law matters; consumer protection rules on applicable law apply unless services are provided exclusively outside the consumer's habitual residence, which is not the case for services provided at a distance; a choice of law clause is abusive if it fails to inform the consumer of their rights under the mandatory law of their habitual residence.

Court Disposition

Opinion proposes that the Court answer the preliminary questions as follows: the exclusions for company law and for services provided exclusively abroad do not apply; consumer protection rules on applicable law are engaged; a choice of law clause is abusive if it misleads the consumer about their rights under their...