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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Third Chamber)

28 July 2016 (*)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulations (EC) No 864/2007 and (EC) No 593/2008 — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Data protection — Directive 95/46/EC — Online sales contracts concluded with consumers resident in other Member States — Unfair terms — General terms and conditions containing a choice-of-law term applying the law of the Member State in which the company is established — Determination of the applicable law for assessing the unfairness of terms in those general terms and conditions in an action for an injunction — Determination of the law governing the processing of personal data of consumers)

In Case C‑191/15,

REQUEST for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Supreme Court, Austria), made by decision of 9 April 2015, received at the Court on 27 April 2015, in the proceedings

Verein für Konsumenteninformation

v

Amazon EU Sàrl,

THE COURT (Third Chamber),

composed of L. Bay Larsen (President of the Chamber), D. Švaby, J. Malenovský, M. Safjan (Rapporteur) and M. Vilaras, Judges,

Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe,

Registrar: I. Illéssy, Administrator,

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 2 March 2016,

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of:

–        Verein für Konsumenteninformation, by S. Langer, Rechtsanwalt,

–        Amazon EU Sàrl, by G. Berrisch, Rechtsanwalt,

–        the Austrian Government, by G. Eberhard, acting as Agent,

–        the German Government, by T. Henze, A. Lippstreu, M. Hellmann, T. Laut and J. Mentgen, acting as Agents,

–        the United Kingdom Government, by M. Holt, acting as Agent, and M. Gray, Barrister,