Court of Justice 12 February 1985, 49/84 (Leon Emile Gaston Carlos Debaecker and Berthe Plouvier v Cornelis Gerrit Bouwman.)

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE GENERAL VERLOREN VAN THEMAAT delivered on 12 February 1985 ( *1 ) Mr President, Members of the Court, 1. Introduction The Hoge Raad der Nederlanden [Supreme Court of the Netherlands] has referred to the Court a number of questions concerning Article 27 (2) of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters