Request for an opinion submitted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU

(Opinion 1/13)

(2013/C 226/02)

Language of the case: all the official languages

Applicant

European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, A.-M. Rouchaud-Joët, acting as Agents)

Question submitted to the Court

Does the acceptance of the accession of a third country to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction fall within the exclusive competence of the Union?