Summary

Summary of the request for a preliminary ruling pursuant to Article 98(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice.

Referring court: Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas (Lithuania)

Date of the decision to refer: 22 September 2025

Applicants: INTER RAO Lietuva AB, Axpo Nordic AS

Subject matter of the main proceedings: Recognition and enforcement in the Republic of Lithuania of part of the ad hoc decision by an arbitration tribunal in the Kingdom of Norway concerning the costs of the arbitration which a Lithuanian company subject to restrictive measures was ordered to pay.

Nature and subject matter of the request for a preliminary ruling: Reference for a preliminary ruling in relation to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine ('Regulation No 269/2014') - the interpretation of (i) Article 2, read in conjunction with Article 5(1)(a), and (ii) of Article 4(1)(b) and Article 6(1) and other provisions thereof, establishing a regime of restrictive measures, read in conjunction with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations.