EN Official Journal of the European Union C 40/2

Information relating to courts and redress procedures pursuant to Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000

(2005/C 40/02)

The courts and redress procedures notify to the Commission by the Member States after this date and any amendments thereto, will be published latter

List 1

The applications provided for by Articles 21 and 29 shall be submitted to the following courts:

— in Belgium, the ‘tribunal de première instance’/‘rechtbank van eerste aanleg’/‘erstinstanzliches Gericht’,

— in Czech Republic, the ‘okresní soud’ or ‘soudní exekutoř’,

— in Germany: — in the district of the ‘Kammergericht’ (Berlin), the ‘Familiengericht’, ‘Pankow/Weissensee’; — in the districts of the remaining ‘Oberlandesgerichte’, to the ‘Familiengericht’ located at the seat of the respective ‘Oberlandesgericht’,

— in Estonia, the ‘maakohus’ or the ‘linnakohus’,

— in Greece, the ‘Πρωτοδικείο’.

— in Spain, the ‘Juzgado de Primera Instancia’,

— in France, the ‘juge aux affaires familiales du tribunal de grande instance’,

— in Ireland, the High Court,

— in Italy, the ‘Corte d'appello’,

— in Cyprus, no information communicated to the European Commission,

— in Latvia, the ‘rajona (pilsētas) tiesa’,

— in Lithuania, the ‘Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas’,

— in Luxembourg, the presiding Judge of the ‘Tribunal d'arrondissement’,

— in Hungary, no information communicated to the European Commission,

— in Malte, the ‘Prim' Awla tal-Qorti Civili’ or ‘il-Qorti tal Maġistrati ta' Għawdex fil-ġurisdizzjoni superjuri tagħha’,

— in Netherlands, the ‘voorzieningenrechter van de rechtbank’,

— in Austria, the ‘Bezirksgericht’,

— in Poland, the ‘Sąd okręgowy’,

— in Portugal, the ‘Tribunal de comarca’ or ‘Tribunal de Família e Menores’,

— in Slovenia, the ‘okrožno sodišče’,

— in Slovakia: (a) the ‘Krajský súd v Bratislave’ for an application relating to divorce, legal separation or marriage annulment; (b) the ‘Okresný súd’ for the habitual residence of the child or ‘Okresný súd Bratislava I’ when a child has no habitual residence in the Slovak Republic for an application relating to parental responsibility.

— in Finland, the ‘Käräjäoikeus/tingsrätt’,

— in Sweden, the ‘Svea hovrätt’,

— in United Kingdom: (a) in England and Wales, the High Court of Justice — Principal Registry of the Family Division; (b) in Scotland, the Court of Session, Outer House; (c) in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Justice.

List 2

The appeals provided for by Article 33 shall be lodged with the courts listed below:

— in Belgium: (a) a person applying for a declaration of enforceability may lodge an appeal with the ‘cour d'appel’ or the ‘hof van beroep’; (b) the person against whom enforcement is sought may lodge opposition with the ‘tribunal de première instance’/‘rechtbank van eerste aanleg’/‘erstinstanzliches Gericht’,

— in Czech Republic, the ‘okresní soud’,

— in Germany, the ‘Oberlandesgericht’,

— in Estonia, the ‘ringkonnakohus’

— in Greece, the ‘Εφετείο’,

— in Spain, the ‘Audiencia Provincial’,

— in France, the ‘Cour d'appel’,

— in Ireland, the High Court,

— in Italy, the ‘Corte d'appello’,

— in Cyprus, no information communicated to the European Commission,

— in Latvia, the ‘apgabaltiesā’,

— in Lithuania, the ‘Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas’,

— in Luxembourg, the ‘Cour d'appel’,

— in Hungary, no information communicated to the European Commission,

— in Malte, the ‘Qorti tal-Appell’ in accordance with the procedure laid down for appeals in the ‘Kodiċi tal-Organizzazzjoni u Proċedura Ċivili — Kap. 12’,

— in Netherlands, the ‘rechtbank’,

— in Austria, the ‘Bezirksgericht’,

— in Poland, the ‘Sąd apelacyjny’,

— in Portugal, the ‘Tribunal da Relação’,

— in Slovenia, the ‘okrožno sodišče’,

— in Slovakia, the ‘Okresný súd’,

— in Finland, the ‘Hovioikeus/hovrätt’,

— in Sweden, the ‘Svea hovrätt’,

— in United Kingdom: (a) in England and Wales, the High Court of Justice — Principal Registry of the Family Division; (b) in Scotland, the Court of Session, Outer House; (c) in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Justice.

List 3

The appeals provided for by Article 34 may be brought only:

— in Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, by an appeal in cassation,

— in Czech Republic, by a ‘žaloba pro zmatečnost’ and a ‘dovolání’,

— in Germany, by a ‘Rechtsbeschwerde’,

— in Estonia, by ‘kasaatsioonkaebus’,

— in Ireland, by an appeal on a point of law to the Supreme Court,

— in Cyprus, no information communicated to the European Commission,

— in Lithuania, by an appeal in cassation to the ‘Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas’,

— in Hungary, no information communicated to the European Commission,

— in Austria, by a ‘Revisionsrekurs’,

— in Poland, by an appeal in cassation to the ‘Sąd Najwyższy’,

— in Portugal, by a ‘recurso restrito à matéria de direito, para o Supremo Tribunal de Justiça’,

— in Slovenia, ‘pritožba na Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije’,

— in Slovakia, by a ‘dovolanie’,

— in Finland, by an appeal to ‘Korkein oikeus/högsta domstolen’,

— in Sweden, by an appeal to the ‘Högsta domstolen’,