Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 March 2026.#SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH v AK en tant qu’administrateur dans la procédure de liquidation portant sur le patrimoine de MAPLAN Maschinenfabrik und Anlagen für Kunststofftechnik Schwerin GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 – Insolvency proceedings – Article 13 – Conflicts of laws – Loan granted by a shareholder of a capital company to that company – Action for restitution of payments received by the creditor before the opening of the insolvency proceedings – Action aimed at ensuring compliance with the ranking of claims in those proceedings.#Case C-43/25.