2005/790/EC: Council Decision of 20 September 2005 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Date: 2005-09-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, agreement (EU), civil law, commercial law, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, jurisdiction, signature of an agreement

16.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 299/61

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 September 2005

on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in
civil and commercial matters

(2005/790/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
in
and in particular Article 61(c)
Community,
conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph
of Article 300(2) thereof,

thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(5)

(6)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the abovemen-
tioned Protocol on the position of Denmark, Denmark is
not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is
not bound by it or subject to its application.

The Agreement,
2005, should be signed,

initialled at Brussels on 17 January

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on
the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and the Treaty
the
European Community, Denmark is not bound by the
provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of
22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition
and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial
matters (1), nor subject to their application.

establishing

the

the Council authorised
By Decision of 8 May 2003,
exceptionally
an
Commission
agreement between the European Community and the
Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the
provisions of the abovementioned Regulation.

negotiate

to

The Commission has negotiated such agreement, on
behalf of
the Community, with the Kingdom of
Denmark.

The United Kingdom and Ireland,
in accordance with
Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United
Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European
the European
Union and the Treaty
Community, are taking part in the adoption and appli-
cation of this Decision.

establishing

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

signing of

The
the Agreement between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and
judgments in civil and
the recognition and enforcement of
commercial matters
the
Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the
conclusion of the said Agreement.

is hereby approved on behalf of

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Community subject to its conclusion.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2005.

For the Council
The President

M. BECKETT

(1) OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

(EC) No 2245/2004 (OJ

last amended by
L 381,

Commission Regulation
28.12.2004, p. 10).