Gerechthof udtalte, at en kompetence for den nederlandske ret i det foreliggende til­fælde alene kunne følge af domskonventionens artikel 5, nr. 1 ; en sådan kompetence forudsatte, at den kontraktslige forpligtelse, som søgsmålet vedrørte, skulle opfyldes inden for denne rets stedlige kompetence.
The Gerechtshof stated that in the present case the Netherlands court could only have jurisdiction as a result of Article 5 (1) of the Brussels Convention; under that provision the contractual obligation to which the action related must have been performable within the area of jurisdiction ofthat court.