KAPITEL IV – The primacy of Union law, liability and responsibility of the Contracting Member States

EU-rettens forrang, de kontraherende medlemsstaters erstatningsansvar og ansvar

Article 20

Artikel 20

Primacy of and respect for Union law

EU-rettens forrang og overholdelse

The Court shall apply Union law in its entirety and shall respect its primacy.

Domstolen anvender EU-retten i sin helhed og respekterer dens forrang.

Article 21

Artikel 21

Requests for preliminary rulings

Anmodninger om præjudicielle afgørelser

As a court common to the Contracting Member States and as part of their judicial system, the Court shall cooperate with the Court of Justice of the European Union to ensure the correct application and uniform interpretation of Union law, as any national court, in accordance with Article 267 TFEU in particular. Decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union shall be binding on the Court.

Da domstolen er fælles for de kontraherende medlemsstater og er en del af deres retssystem, samarbejder den med Den Europæiske Unions Domstol for at sikre korrekt anvendelse og ensartet fortolkning af EU-retten lige som enhver national domstol, navnlig i henhold til artikel 267 i TEUF. Den Europæiske Unions Domstols afgørelser er bindende for domstolen.

Article 22

Artikel 22

Liability for damage caused by infringements of Union law

Erstatningsansvar som følge af overtrædelser af EU-retten

1. The Contracting Member States are jointly and severally liable for damage resulting from an infringement of Union law by the Court of Appeal, in accordance with Union law concerning non-contractual liability of Member States for damage caused by their national courts breaching Union law.

1. De kontraherende medlemsstater hæfter solidarisk for skade, der skyldes Appeldomstolens overtrædelse af EU-retten, i overensstemmelse med EU-retten vedrørende medlemsstaternes ansvar uden for kontraktforhold for skade, der er forårsaget af, at deres nationale domstole har tilsidesat EU-retten.

2. An action for such damages shall be brought against the Contracting Member State where the claimant has its residence or principal place of business or, in the absence of residence or principal place of business, place of business, before the competent authority of that Contracting Member State. Where the claimant does not have its residence, or principal place of business or, in the absence of residence or principal place of business, place of business in a Contracting Member State, the claimant may bring such an action against the Contracting Member State where the Court of Appeal has its seat, before the competent authority of that Contracting Member State.

2. Et sådant erstatningssøgsmål anlægges mod den kontraherende medlemsstat, hvor sagsøger har sin bopæl eller sit hovedforretningssted eller, hvis en bopæl eller et hovedforretningssted ikke forefindes, sit forretningssted, ved den pågældende kontraherende medlemsstats kompetente myndighed. Hvis sagsøger ikke har sin bopæl eller sit hovedforretningssted eller, hvis en bopæl eller et hovedforretningssted ikke forefindes, sit forretningssted i en kontraherende medlemsstat, kan sagsøger anlægge søgsmålet mod den kontraherende medlemsstat, hvor Appeldomstolen har sit hjemsted, ved den pågældende kontraherende medlemsstats kompetente myndighed.

The competent authority shall apply the lex fori, with the exception of its private international law, to all questions not regulated by Union law or by this Agreement. The claimant shall be entitled to obtain the entire amount of damages awarded by the competent authority from the Contracting Member State against which the action was brought.

Den kompetente myndighed anvender lex fori, dog undtaget dets internationale privatret, på alle spørgsmål, der ikke er reguleret af EU-retten eller af denne aftale. Sagsøger er berettiget til at modtage hele det erstatningsbeløb, som den kompetente myndighed har tilkendt denne, fra den kontraherende medlemsstat, mod hvilken søgsmålet var anlagt.

3. The Contracting Member State that has paid damages is entitled to obtain proportional contribution, established in accordance with the method laid down in Article 37(3) and (4), from the other Contracting Member States. The detailed rules governing the Contracting Member States' contribution under this paragraph shall be determined by the Administrative Committee.

3. Den kontraherende medlemsstat, der har betalt erstatning, er berettiget til modtage et proportionelt bidrag, som er fastlagt i overensstemmelse med den metode, der er fastsat i artikel 37, stk. 3 og 4, fra de øvrige kontraherende medlemsstater. De nærmere regler for de kontraherende medlemsstaters bidrag i henhold til dette stykke fastlægges af Det Administrative Udvalg.

Article 23

Artikel 23

Responsibility of the Contracting Member States

De kontraherende medlemsstaters ansvar

Actions of the Court are directly attributable to each Contracting Member State individually, including for the purposes of Articles 258, 259 and 260 TFEU, and to all Contracting Member States collectively.

Domstolens handlinger tilskrives direkte hver af de kontraherende medlemsstater individuelt, herunder med henblik på artikel 258, 259 og 260 i TEUF, og alle kontraherende medlemsstater kollektivt.

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