Summary
Pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, Italian courts have jurisdiction over an action for termination of an agreement concerning commercial representation and agency brought against a German citizen if the latter has entered an appearance objecting only that the procedural rules applicable to labour disputes shall apply to said action but not that the court seised lacks jurisdiction (which, on the contrary, has been expressly accepted by him). In fact, there is no need to enter into an agreement complying with the requirements of Article 20 of said EC Regulation, in light of the general terms laid down by said Article 24.