Court of Justice 27 September 2001, C-256/00 (Besix SA v Wasserreinigungsbau Alfred Kretzschmar GmbH & Co. KG (WABAG) and Planungs- und Forschungsgesellschaft Dipl. Ing. W. Kretzschmar GmbH & KG (Plafog).)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1. The object of this reference for a preliminary ruling is to determine the forum of the place of performance of a contractual obligation under Article 5(1) of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (hereinafter the Brussels Convention).