Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 16 December 2015 — Mohammad Zadeh Khorassani v Kathrin Pflanz

(Case C-678/15)

(2016/C 106/19)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Mohammad Zadeh Khorassani

Defendant: Kathrin Pflanz

Question referred

Is the reception and transmission of an order which relates to a portfolio management (Article 4(1)(9) of the MiFID) an investment service within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 4(1)(2) (1) in conjunction with point 1 of Section A of Annex I to the MiFID?

(1)  Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC (OJ 2004 L 145, p. 1).