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by Marco Sposini
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The Court of Justice on jurisdiction in consumer contracts under Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012
29 July 2024
The Court of Justice of the European Union, by judgment ECLI:EU:C:2024:646, dated 29 July 2024, in Case C‑774/22 – in proceedings between JX and FTI Touristik GmbH, a tour operator, concerning the damages sought by JX on account of the claim that he had not been adequately informed by FTI Touristik of the entry conditions and visa requirements for his travel in the third State concerned – ruled that Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters must be interpreted as meaning that it determines both the international and the territorial jurisdiction of the court of a Member State in whose judicial district the consumer is domiciled, where such a court is seised, by that consumer, of a dispute between that consumer and a tour operator following the conclusion of a package travel contract, and where those two contracting parties are both domiciled in that Member State, but where the destination of that travel is abroad.
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