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21.9.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 274/4 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim (Germany) lodged on 27 June 2013 — Jürgen Hein, Hjördis Hein v Condor Flugdienst GmbH
(Case C-353/13)
2013/C 274/08
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Jürgen Hein, Hjördis Hein
Defendant: Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Questions referred
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Are adverse actions by third parties acting on their own responsibility and to whom certain tasks that constitute part of the operation of an air carrier have been entrusted to be deemed to be extraordinary circumstances within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation No 261/2004? (1) |
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If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, does the assessment of the situation depend on who (airline, airport operator etc.) entrusted the tasks to the third party? |
(1) Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91, OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1.