SUPPLEMENTARY RULES OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), institutional activity, judicial proceedings




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Official Journal of the European Union


L 32/37







SUPPLEMENTARY RULES OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE


Table of contents






Chapter I — Letters rogatory (Articles 1 to 3)
38








Chapter II — Legal aid (Articles 4 and 5)
39








Chapter III — Reports of perjury by a witness or expert (Articles 6 and 7)
39








— Final provisions (Articles 8 and 9)
39








Annex I — List referred to in Article 2(1)
40








Annex II — List referred to in Article 4(2)
42








Annex III — List referred to in Article 6
44




THE COURT OF JUSTICE,
Having regard to Article 207 of the Rules of Procedure (1),
Having regard to Article 46(3) of the act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (2),
Having regard to Article 45 of the act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (3),
Whereas:






(1)


On 25 September 2012 the Court adopted new Rules of Procedure containing various amendments, both of substance and of form, in relation to the previous Rules, which they repealed. Those amendments concern, in particular, the terminology used in the new Rules of Procedure and the procedure followed when legal aid is granted. Those alterations must, therefore, be reflected in the wording of the Supplementary Rules.










(2)


In consequence of several Member States’ designation of new authorities responsible for the handling of the matters referred to in Articles 2, 4 and 6 of the Supplementary Rules and of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007 and of the Republic of Croatia on 1 July 2013, it would furthermore appear necessary to bring up to date the lists in the three annexes to those Rules.
With the Council’s approval given on 17 December 2013,




HAS ADOPTED THESE SUPPLEMENTARY RULES:



CHAPTER I


Letters rogatory



Article 1

1.   Letters rogatory shall be issued in the form of an order which shall contain the names, forenames, description and address of the witness or expert, set out the facts on which the witness or expert is to be examined, name the parties, their agents, lawyers or advisers, indicate their addresses for service and briefly describe the subject-matter of the proceedings.


2.   Notice of the order shall be served on the parties by the Registrar.



Article 2

1.   The Registrar shall send the order to the competent authority named in Annex I of the Member State in whose territory the witness or expert is to be examined. Where necessary, the order shall be accompanied by a translation into the official languages of the Member State to which it is addressed.


2.   The authority named pursuant to paragraph 1 shall pass on the order to the judicial authority which is competent according to its national law.


3.   The competent judicial authority shall give effect to the letters rogatory in accordance with its national law. After implementation the competent judicial authority shall transmit to the authority named pursuant to paragraph 1 the order embodying the letters rogatory, any documents arising from the implementation and a detailed statement of costs. These documents shall be sent to the Registrar of the Court.


4.   The Registrar shall be responsible for the translation of the documents into the language of the case.



Article 3
The Court shall defray the expenses occasioned by the letters rogatory without prejudice to the right to charge them, where appropriate, to the parties.



CHAPTER II


Legal aid



Article 4

1.   The Court, by any order by which it decides that a person is entitled to receive legal aid, shall order that a lawyer be appointed to act for him.


2.   If the person does not indicate his choice of lawyer, or if the Court considers that his choice is unacceptable, the Registrar shall send a copy of the order and of the application for legal aid to the authority named in Annex II, being the competent authority of the State concerned.


3.   The Court, in the light of the suggestions made by that authority, shall of its own motion appoint a lawyer to act for the person concerned.



Article 5
The Court shall adjudicate on the lawyer’s expenses and fees; on request, an advance on those expenses and fees may be paid.



CHAPTER III


Reports of perjury by a witness or expert



Article 6
The Court, after hearing the Advocate General, may decide to report to the competent authority referred to in Annex III of the Member State whose courts have penal jurisdiction any case of perjury on the part of a witness or expert before the Court.


Article 7
The Registrar shall be responsible for communicating the decision of the Court. The decision shall set out the facts and circumstances on which the report is based.


Final provisions


Article 8
These Supplementary Rules replace the Supplementary Rules of 4 December 1974 (OJ L 350, 28.12.1974, p. 29), as most recently amended on 21 February 2006 (OJ L 72, 11.3.2006, p. 1).


Article 9

1.   These Rules, which shall be authentic in the languages referred to in Article 36 of the Rules of Procedure, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.


2.   These Rules shall enter into force on the date of their publication.






Done at Luxembourg, 14 January 2014.


                   
               





(1)  
            OJ L 265, 29.9.2012, p. 1, as amended on 18 June 2013 (OJ L 173, 26.6.2013, p. 65).

(2)  
            OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203.

(3)  
            OJ L 112, 24.4.2012, p. 21.




ANNEX I

List referred to in Article 2(1)


Belgium

Service public fédéral Justice – Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie

Bulgaria

Министър на правосъдието

Czech Republic

Ministr spravedlnosti

Denmark

Justitsministeriet

Germany

Bundesministerium der Justiz

Estonia

Justiitsministeerium

Ireland

Minister for Justice and Equality

Greece

Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων

Spain

Ministerio de Justicia

France

Ministère de la justice

Croatia

Ministarstvo pravosuđa

Italy

Ministero della Giustizia

Cyprus

Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης και Δημόσιας Τάξεως

Latvia

Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija

Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija

Luxembourg

Parquet général

Hungary

Közigazgatási és Igazságügyi Minisztérium

Malta

Avukat Ġenerali

Netherlands

Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie

Austria

Bundesministerium für Justiz

Poland

Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości

Portugal

Ministro da Justiça

Romania

Ministerul Justiției

Slovenia

Ministrstvo za pravosodje

Slovakia

Minister spravodlivosti

Finland

Oikeusministeriö

Sweden

Regeringskansliet Justitiedepartementet

United Kingdom

Secretary of State for the Home Department





ANNEX II

List referred to in Article 4(2)


Belgium

Service public fédéral Justice – Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie

Bulgaria

Министър на правосъдието

Czech Republic

Česká advokátní komora

Denmark

Justitsministeriet

Germany

Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer

Estonia

Justiitsministeerium

Ireland

Minister for Justice and Equality

Greece

Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων

Spain

Consejo General de la Abogacía Española

France

Ministère de la justice

Croatia

Ministarstvo pravosuđa

Italy

Ministero della Giustizia

Cyprus

Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης και Δημόσιας Τάξεως

Latvia

Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija

Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija

Luxembourg

Ministère de la justice

Hungary

Közigazgatási és Igazságügyi Minisztérium

Malta

Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Gustizzja

Netherlands

Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten

Austria

Bundesministerium für Justiz

Poland

Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości

Portugal

Ministro da Justiça

Romania

Uniunea Națională a Barourilor din România

Slovenia

Ministrstvo za pravosodje

Slovakia

Slovenská advokátska komora

Finland

Oikeusministeriö

Sweden

Sveriges advokatsamfund

United Kingdom

The Law Society, London (for applicants residing in England or Wales)
The Law Society of Scotland, Edinburgh (for applicants residing in Scotland)
The Law Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast (for applicants residing in Northern Ireland)





ANNEX III

List referred to in Article 6


Belgium

Service public fédéral Justice – Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie

Bulgaria

Върховна касационна прокуратура на Република България

Czech Republic

Nejvyšší státní zastupitelství

Denmark

Justitsministeriet

Germany

Bundesministerium der Justiz

Estonia

Riigiprokuratuur

Ireland

The Office of the Attorney General

Greece

Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων

Spain

Consejo General del Poder Judicial

France

Ministère de la justice

Croatia

Zamjenik Glavnog državnog odvjetnika

Italy

Ministero della Giustizia

Cyprus

Γενικός Εισαγγελέας της Δημοκρατίας

Latvia

Latvijas Republikas Ģenerālprokuratūra

Lithuania

Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra

Luxembourg

Parquet général

Hungary

Közigazgatási és Igazságügyi Minisztérium

Malta

Avukat Ġenerali

Netherlands

Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie

Austria

Bundesministerium für Justiz

Poland

Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości

Portugal

Ministro da Justiça

Romania

Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Slovenia

Ministrstvo za pravosodje

Slovakia

Minister spravodlivosti

Finland

Keskusrikospoliisi

Sweden

Åklagarmyndigheten

United Kingdom

Her Majesty’s Attorney General (for witnesses or experts residing in England or Wales)
Her Majesty’s Advocate General (for witnesses or experts residing in Scotland)
Her Majesty’s Attorney General (for witnesses or experts residing in Northern Ireland)