Arrêt Folien Fischer (2013) allows which of the following regarding special tort competence?

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Special tort competence is a procedural option that allows a case involving a tort to be heard by a court with specialized authority over tort matters. The Folien Fischer decision from 2013 makes clear that this avenue is not restricted to one party; both sides—the plaintiff and the defendant—may invoke it. This symmetry matters because it gives either party the ability to seek the most appropriate or efficient forum for deciding the tort dispute, balancing convenience, jurisdictional rules, and the need for a court with appropriate expertise. In practice, this means a plaintiff can invoke the special tort forum if that court is the proper venue for the tort, and a defendant can also rely on or challenge the same provision to move the case to that forum as appropriate. Therefore, the correct interpretation is that both parties may invoke special tort competence.