Benelux Court of Justice

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The Benelux Court of Justice is a supranational judicial body that ensures uniform interpretation and application of common Benelux legal rules among Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international court
judicial body
supranational court
applies Benelux regulations and decisions
Benelux treaties and conventions
appliesTo courts of Belgium
courts of Luxembourg
courts of the Netherlands
bindingForceOfDecisions binding on referring national courts
competenceIncludes design law under Benelux conventions
intellectual property matters under Benelux law
trademark law under Benelux conventions
countryServed Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
dateFormallyEstablished 1974-01-01
decidesOn preliminary questions referred by national courts
foundedBy Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
foundingInstrument Treaty concerning the establishment and statute of a Benelux Court of Justice
governs uniform interpretation of common Benelux legal rules
hasJurisdictionOver Benelux legal rules
common Benelux conventions
common Benelux regulations
hasNumberOfJudges judges seconded from the supreme courts of the Benelux countries
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.courbenelux.be
hasPart Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice

Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice

Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice
headquartersLocation Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
inception 1974
legalStatus intergovernmental organization
legalSystem civil law
locationCountry Luxembourg
mainFunction preliminary ruling on interpretation of Benelux law
namedAfter Benelux Union
surface form: Benelux
officialLanguage Dutch
French
German
partOf Benelux Union
surface form: Benelux
purpose ensure uniform application of Benelux law
ensure uniform interpretation of Benelux law
regionServed Benelux Union
surface form: Benelux
replaced Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Benelux Arbitration Tribunal
shortName Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Benelux Court
typeOfJurisdiction preliminary reference jurisdiction
worksInCollaborationWith Court of Justice of the European Union

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Benelux Union hasPart Benelux Court of Justice
Benelux Court of Justice hasPart Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice
Benelux Court of Justice hasPart Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice
Benelux Court of Justice hasPart Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third Chamber of the Benelux Court of Justice
Benelux Court of Justice replaced Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Benelux Arbitration Tribunal
Benelux Court of Justice shortName Benelux Court of Justice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Benelux Court
Benelux Secretariat-General cooperatesWith Benelux Court of Justice
Belgium and Luxembourg sharesLegalCooperation Benelux Court of Justice
Benelux Council of State cooperatesWith Benelux Court of Justice