Aithris 144
Recital 144
(144) I gcás ina bhfuil cúis ag cúirt ar tugadh imeachtaí os a comhair i gcoinne cinneadh ó údarás maoirseachta le creidiúint go bhfuil imeachtaí maidir leis an bpróiseáil chéanna, amhail an t-ábhar céanna maidir le próiseáil ag an rialaitheoir céanna nó ag an bpróiseálaí céanna, nó an chúis chéanna chaingne, á dtabhairt os comhair cúirt inniúil i mBallstát eile, ba cheart di dul i dteagmháil leis an gcúirt sin le dearbhú go bhfuil imeachtaí gaolmhara den sórt sin ann.
Más rud é go bhfuil imeachtaí gaolmhara ar feitheamh os comhair cúirt i mBallstát eile, féadfaidh aon chúirt seachas an chéad chúirt ar tugadh os a comhair iad bac a chur ar a himeachtaí nó féadfaidh sí, arna iarraidh sin ag ceann de na páirtithe, dlínse a dhiúltú i bhfabhar na chéad chúirte sin ar tugadh imeacht os a comhair más rud é go bhfuil dlínse i leith na n-imeachtaí atá i gceist ag an gcúirt sin agus go gceadaítear faoina dlí imeachtaí gaolmhara den sórt sin a chomhdhlúthú.
Meastar imeachtaí a bheith gaolmhar má bhíonn baint chomh dlúth sin acu le chéile go bhfuil sé fóirsteanach iad a éisteacht agus breith a thabhairt orthu i dteannta a chéile chun an baol a sheachaint go dtabharfaí breithiúnais bunoscionn le chéile dá mbeadh imeachtaí ar leithligh ann.
(144) Where a court seized of proceedings against a decision by a supervisory authority has reason to believe that proceedings concerning the same processing, such as the same subject matter as regards processing by the same controller or processor, or the same cause of action, are brought before a competent court in another Member State, it should contact that court in order to confirm the existence of such related proceedings.
If related proceedings are pending before a court in another Member State, any court other than the court first seized may stay its proceedings or may, on request of one of the parties, decline jurisdiction in favour of the court first seized if that court has jurisdiction over the proceedings in question and its law permits the consolidation of such related proceedings.
Proceedings are deemed to be related where they are so closely connected that it is expedient to hear and determine them together in order to avoid the risk of irreconcilable judgments resulting from separate proceedings.
The latest consolidated version of the Regulation with corrections by Corrigendum, OJ L 127, 23.5.2018, p. 2 ((EU) 2016/679). Source: EUR-lex.