Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Regional Courts

Regardless of the value of the matter in dispute, the regional courts [Landgerichte] shall have exclusive jurisdiction in civil actions concerning the application of provisions set out in Part 1, Article 101 or Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or Article 53 or Article 54 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Article 5, 6 or 7 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925. Sentence 1 shall also apply even if the decision in a civil action depends, in whole or in part, on a decision to be taken pursuant to this Act, or on the applicability of Article 101 or Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or of Article 53 or Article 54 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Article 5, 6 or 7 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925.