Court of Justice 31 January 2002, C-334/00 (Fonderie Officine Meccaniche Tacconi SpA v Heinrich Wagner Sinto Maschinenfabrik GmbH (HWS).)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1 In this case the Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Supreme Court of Cassation) (Italy) has referred a question concerning the interpretation of Article 2, the first subparagraph of Article 5(1), and Article 5(3) of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and