(Case C-190/18 Request for a preliminary ruling from the justice de paix de Schaerbeek (Belgium) lodged on 13March 2018— Société nationale de chemins de fer belges (SNCB) v Gherasim Sorin Rusu

Request for a preliminary ruling from the justice de paix de Schaerbeek (Belgium) lodged on 13March 2018— Société nationale de chemins de fer belges (SNCB) v Gherasim Sorin Rusu

(Case C-190/18)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Justice de paix de Schaerbeek

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Société nationale de chemins de fer belges (SNCB)

Defendant: Gherasim Sorin Rusu

Question referred

Do Council Directive 93/13/EC on terms in consumer contracts¹ and Regulation No1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail passengers’ rights and obligations² apply to relations between the SNCB and passengers caught without a valid ticket?

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¹ Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L95, p.29).² Regulation (EC) No1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (OJ 2007 L315, p.14).