First update of the information relating to courts and redress procedures pursuant to Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000
Date: 2013-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, appeal, enforcement of ruling, jurisdiction, matrimonial law, parental responsibility








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23.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/6





First update of the information relating to courts and redress procedures pursuant to Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (1)

2013/C 85/06

List 1

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






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in Belgium, the ‘tribunal de première instance’/‘Rechtbank van eerste aanleg‘/‘erstinstanzlichen Gericht’,










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in Bulgaria, the ‘окръжният съд’,










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in the Czech Republic, the ‘okresnímu soudu’ or the ‘soudnímu exekutorovi’,










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in Germany:






(a)


in the district of the ‘Kammergerichts (Berlin)’, the ‘Familiengericht Pankow/Weißensee’;










(b)


in the districts of the Oberlandesgerichte ‘Braunschweig’, ‘Celle’ and ‘Oldenburg’, the ‘Familiengericht Celle’;










(c)


in the districts of the remaining ‘Oberlandesgerichte’, the ‘Familiengericht’ located at the seat of the respective ‘Oberlandesgerichts’;














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in Estonia, the ‘maakohus’,










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in Greece, the ‘Πρωτοδικείο’,










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in Spain, the ‘Juzgado de Primera Instancia’,










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in France, the ‘Président du Tribunal de grande instance’,










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in Ireland, the ‘High Court’,










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in Italy, the ‘Corte d’appello’,










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in Cyprus, the ‘Οικογενειακó Δικαστήριο Λευκωσίας-Κερύνειας’, the ‘Οικογενειακó Δικαστήριο Λεμεσού-Πάφου’ or the ‘Οικογενειακó Δικαστήριο Λάρνακας-Αμμοχώστου’,










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in Latvia, the ‘rajona (pilsētas) tiesā’,










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in Lithuania, the ‘Lietuvos apeliaciniam teismui’,










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










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in Hungary, the ‘helyi bíróság’ and in Budapest, the ‘Budai Központi Kerületi Bíróság’,










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










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










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in Austria, the ‘Bezirksgericht’,










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in Poland, the ‘sąd okręgowy’,










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










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in Romania, the ‘tribunalul’,










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in Slovenia, the ‘okrožno sodišče’,










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in Slovakia:






(a)


the ‘Krajský súd v Bratislave’ for an application relating to divorce, legal separation or marriage annulment;










(b)


the ‘Okresný súd’ of the child’s habitual residence or the ‘Okresný súd Bratislava I’ when a child has no habitual residence in the Slovak Republic for an application relating to parental responsibility;














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in Finland, the ‘käräjäoikeus/tingsrätt’,










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in Sweden, the ‘Svea hovrätt’,










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in the 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:






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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’/‘erstinstanzlichen Gericht’;














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in Bulgaria, the ‘апелативен съд София’,










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in the Czech Republic, the ‘okresního soudu’,










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in Germany, the ‘Oberlandesgericht’,










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in Estonia, the ‘ringkonnakohus’,










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in Greece, the ‘Εφετείο’,










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in Spain, the ‘Audiencia Provincial’,










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in France, the ‘Cour d'appel’,










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in Ireland, the ‘High Court’,










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in Italy, the ‘Corte d’appello’,










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in Cyprus, the ‘Δευτεροβάθμιο Οικογενειακó Δικαστήριο’,










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in Latvia, the ‘apgabaltiesā ar rajona (pilsētas) tiesas starpniecību’,










—


in Lithuania, the ‘Lietuvos apeliaciniam teismui’,










—


in Luxembourg, the ‘Cour d'appel’,










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in Hungary, the ‘helyi bíróság’ and in Budapest, the ‘Budai Központi Kerületi Bíróság’,










—


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










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in the Netherlands, the ‘rechtbank’,










—


in Austria, the ‘Bezirksgericht’,










—


in Poland, the ‘sąd apelacyjny za pośrednictwem sądu okręgowego’,










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in Portugal, the ‘Tribunal da Relação’,










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in Romania, the ‘Curtea de Apel’,










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in Slovenia, the ‘okrožno sodišče’,










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in Slovakia, the ‘Okresný súd’,










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in Finland, the ‘hovioikeus/hovrätt’,










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in Sweden, the ‘Svea hovrätt’,










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in the 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:






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in Belgium, Greece, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, by an appeal in cassation,










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in Bulgaria, by a ‘касационно обжалване’ to the ‘Върховния касационен съд’,










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in the Czech Republic, by a ‘žalobou pro zmatečnost’ and a ‘dovoláním’,










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in Germany, by a ‘Rechtsbeschwerde’,










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in Estonia, by a ‘kassatsioonkaebus’,










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in France, by a ‘pourvoi en cassation’ to the ‘Cour de cassation’,










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










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in Cyprus, no further appeal lies to any other court,










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in Latvia, by a ‘pārsūdzību kasācijas kārtībā Augstākās tiesas Senātā ar apgabaltiesas starpniecību’,










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in Lithuania, by an appeal in cassation to the ‘Lietuvos Aukščiausiajam Teismui’,










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in Hungary, by a ‘felülvizsgálati kérelem’,










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in Malta, no further appeal lies to any other court,










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in Austria, by a ‘Revisionsrekurs’,










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in Poland, by a ‘skarga kasacyjna do Sądu Najwyższego’,










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in Portugal, by a ‘recurso restrito à matéria de direito’ to the ‘Supremo Tribunal de Justiça’,










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in Romania, by a ‘contestația în anulare’ and a ‘revizuirea’,










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in Slovenia, by a ‘pritožba’ to the ‘Vrhovnem sodišču Republike Slovenije’,










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in Slovakia, by a ‘dovolanie’,










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in Finland, by an appeal to the ‘korkeimpaan oikeuteen/genom besvär hos högsta domstolen’,










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










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in the United Kingdom, by a single further appeal on a point of law:






(a)


in England and Wales, to the ‘Court of Appeal’;










(b)


in Scotland, to the ‘Court of Session, Inner House’;










(c)


in Northern Ireland, to the ‘Northern Ireland Court of Appeal’.










(1)  OJ C 40, 17.2.2005, p. 2.