Suspension of revision proceedings pending preliminary ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union under § 148 Abs. 1 ZPO

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued an order suspending the appeal proceedings until a decision is rendered by the Court of Justice of the European Union in pending reference case C-440/23, pursuant to § 148 Abs. 1 ZPO. The case arises from a civil dispute, specifically a reference for a preliminary ruling concerning European Union law, where the lower court's judgment remains in abeyance pending the ECJ's clarification. The operative outcome is a procedural suspension, meaning no party has yet prevailed on the merits; the definitive resolution depends on the EU court's interpretation of the relevant legal norms. The decisive legal basis is the procedural framework governing the suspension of national proceedings for preliminary rulings under the EU Treaty and the German Code of Civil Procedure (§ 148 ZPO).