Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Karlsruhe (Germany) lodged on 18 July 2013 — Barbara Huber v Manfred Huber

(Case C-408/13)

2013/C 274/26

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Karlsruhe

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Barbara Huber

Defendant: Manfred Huber

Question referred

Whether it is compatible with Article 3(a) and (b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations, (1)

if it is provided in the first sentence of Paragraph 28(1) of the Gesetzes zur Geltendmachung von Unterhaltsansprüchen im Verkehr mit ausländischen Staaten (Auslandsunterhaltsgesetz — AUG),

that, if a party concerned does not have his or her habitual residence in Germany, the court which is to rule exclusively on applications in maintenance cases falling under Article 3(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 is the Local Court which has jurisdiction for the seat of the Higher Regional Court in whose area of jurisdiction the defendant or creditor has his or her habitual residence?

(1)  OJ 2009 L 7, p. 1.