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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 156/2012
of 22 February 2012
amending Annexes I to IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the
recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
to Iceland in Annexes III and IV should be deleted, since
Iceland is not a Member State. It is therefore appropriate
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
to publish consolidated versions of the lists contained in
Union,
those Annexes.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of
(4) Pursuant
to
Article
2
of
the
Agreement
between
the
22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and
European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark
enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters ( 1 ),
on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of
and in particular Article 74(1) thereof,
judgments in civil and commercial matters ( 3 ), this Regu
lation should, under international law, apply to the
Whereas:
relations between the European Union and Denmark.
(1) Annex
I
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
44/2001
lists
the
rules
of (5) Pursuant
to
Article
2(2)(g)-(j)
of
that
Agreement,
the
national jurisdiction referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(2)
entries referring to Denmark should be reproduced in
of the Regulation. Annex II contains the lists of courts or
Annexes I to IV.
competent authorities that have jurisdiction in the
Member States to deal with applications for a declaration
of enforceability. Annex III lists the courts with which
(6) Regulation
(EC)
No
44/2001
should
therefore
be
appeals may be lodged against decisions on a declaration
amended accordingly,
of enforceability, and Annex IV enumerates the final
appeal procedures against such decisions.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(2) Annexes
I,
II
and
III
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
44/2001
have
been amended on several occasions, most recently by
Article 1
Commission Regulation (EU) No 416/2010 ( 2 ) so as to
Annexes I to IV to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 are replaced by
update the rules of national jurisdiction and the lists of
the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
courts or competent authorities.
Article 2
(3) Member
States
have
notified
the
Commission
of
additional amendments to the lists set out in
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
Annexes I, II and IV. Furthermore, the entry referring
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in
accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 119, 13.5.2010, p. 7.
( 3 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 62.

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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
Rules of jurisdiction referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(2)
— in Belgium: Articles 5 through 14 of the Law of 16 July 2004 on private international law,
— in Bulgaria: Article 4, paragraph 1, point 2, of the Private International Law Code,
— in the Czech Republic: Article 86 of Act No 99/1963 Coll., the Code of Civil Procedure (‘obansk soudní ád’), as
amended,
— in Denmark: Article 246(2) and (3) of the Administration of Justice Act (‘lov om rettens pleje’),
— in Germany: Article 23 of the code of civil procedure (‘Zivilprozeordnung’),
— in Estonia: Article 86 of the Code of Civil Procedure (‘tsiviilkohtumenetluse seadustik’),
— in Ireland: the rules which enable jurisdiction to be founded on the document instituting the proceedings having been
served on the defendant during his temporary presence in Ireland,
— in Greece: Article 40 of the code of civil procedure (‘Κδικα Πολιτικ Δικονομα’),
— in France: Articles 14 and 15 of the civil code (‘Code civil’),
— in Italy: Articles 3 and 4 of Law 218 of 31 May 1995,
— in Cyprus: Section 21(2) of the Courts of Justice Law No 14 of 1960, as amended,
— in Latvia: Section 27 and paragraphs 3, 5, 6 and 9 of Section 28 of the Civil Procedure Law (‘Civilprocesa likums’),
— in Lithuania: Article 31 of the Code of Civil Procedure (‘Civilinio proceso kodeksas’),
— in Luxembourg: Articles 14 and 15 of the civil code (‘Code civil’),
— in Hungary: Article 57 of Law Decree No 13 of 1979 on International Private Law (‘a nemzetkzi magánjogról szóló
1979. évi 13. trvényerej rendelet’),
— in Malta: Articles 742, 743 and 744 of the Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure – Chapter 12 (‘Kodii ta’
Organizzazzjoni u Proedura ivili – Kap. 12’) and Article 549 of the Commercial Code – Chapter 13 (‘Kodii tal-
kummer – Kap. 13’),
— in Austria: Article 99 of the Law on Court Jurisdiction (‘Jurisdiktionsnorm’),
— in Poland: Article 1103, paragraph 4, of the Code of Civil Procedure (‘Kodeksu postpowania cywilnego’),
— in Portugal: Article 65(1)(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure (‘Código de Processo Civil’) in so far as it may encompass
exorbitant grounds of jurisdiction, such as the courts for the place in which the branch, agency or other establishment
is situated (if situated in Portugal) when the central administration (if situated in a foreign State) is the party sued and
Article 10 of the Code of Labour Procedure (‘Código de Processo do Trabalho’) in so far as it may encompass
exorbitant grounds of jurisdiction, such as the courts for the place where the plaintiff is domiciled in proceedings
relating to individual contracts of employment brought by the employee against the employer,
— in Romania: Articles 148-157 of Law No 105/1992 on Private International Law Relations,
— in Slovenia: Article 48(2) of the Private International Law and Procedure Act (‘Zakon o medarodnem zasebnem pravu
in postopku’) in relation to Article 47(2) of the Civil Procedure Act (‘Zakon o pravdnem postopku’) and Article 58 of
the Private International Law and Procedure Act (‘Zakon o medarodnem zasebnem pravu in postopku’) in relation to
Article 59 of the Civil Procedure Act (‘Zakon o pravdnem postopku’),

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— in Slovakia: Articles 37 to 37e of Act No 97/1963 on Private International Law and the Rules of Procedure relating
thereto,
— in Finland: paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 18(1) of Chapter 10 of the Code of Judicial Procedure (‘oikeudenky
miskaari/rttegngsbalken’),
— in Sweden: the first sentence of the first paragraph of Section 3 of Chapter 10 of the Code of Judicial Procedure
(‘rttegngsbalken’),
— in the United Kingdom: the rules which enable jurisdiction to be founded on:
(a) the document instituting the proceedings having been served on the defendant during his temporary presence in
the United Kingdom; or
(b) the presence within the United Kingdom of property belonging to the defendant; or
(c) the seizure by the plaintiff of property situated in the United Kingdom.

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ANNEX II
The courts or competent authorities to which the application referred to in Article 39 may be submitted are the
following:
— in Belgium, the ‘tribunal de première instance’ or ‘rechtbank van eerste aanleg’ or ‘erstinstanzliches Gericht’,
— in Bulgaria, the ‘окръжният съд’,
— in the Czech Republic, the ‘okresní soud’ or ‘soudní exekutor’,
— in Denmark, the ‘byret’,
— in Germany:
(a) the presiding judge of a chamber of the ‘Landgericht’;
(b) a notary in a procedure of declaration of enforceability of an authentic instrument,
— in Estonia, the ‘maakohus’ (county court),
— in Ireland, the ‘High Court’,
— in Greece, the ‘Μονομελ Πρωτοδικεο’,
— in Spain, the ‘Juzgado de Primera Instancia’,
— in France:
(a) the ‘greffier en chef du tribunal de grande instance’;
(b) the ‘président de la chambre départementale des notaires’ in the case of application for a declaration of enforce
ability of a notarial authentic instrument,
— in Italy, the ‘corte d’appello’,
— in Cyprus, the ‘Επαρχιακ Δικαστριο’ or in the case of a maintenance judgment the ‘Οικογενειακ Δικαστριο’,
— in Latvia, the ‘rajona (pilsētas) tiesa’,
— in Lithuania, the ‘Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas’,
— in Luxembourg, the presiding judge of the ‘tribunal d’arrondissement’,
— in Hungary, the ‘megyei bíróság székhelyén mkd helyi bíróság’, and in Budapest the ‘Budai Kzponti Kerületi
Bíróság’,
— in Malta, the ‘Prim’ Awla tal-Qorti ivili’ or ‘Qorti tal-Maistrati ta’ Gawdex fil-urisdizzjoni superjuri tagha’, or, in
the case of a maintenance judgment, the ‘Reistratur tal-Qorti’ on transmission by the ‘Ministru responsabbli gall-
ustizzja’,
— in the Netherlands, the ‘voorzieningenrechter van de rechtbank’,
— in Austria, the ‘Bezirksgericht’,
— in Poland, the ‘sd okrgowy’,
— in Portugal, the ‘Tribunal de Comarca’,
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— in Slovenia, the ‘okrono sodie’,
— in Slovakia, ‘okresn súd’,
— in Finland, the ‘krjoikeus/tingsrtt’,
— in Sweden, the ‘Svea hovrtt’,
— in the United Kingdom:
(a) in England and Wales, the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Magistrates’ Court
on transmission by the Secretary of State;
(b) in Scotland, the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment, the Sheriff Court on transmission by the
Scottish Ministers;
(c) in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment, the Magistrates’ Court on
transmission by the Department of Justice;
(d) in Gibraltar, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, or in the case of a maintenance judgment, the Magistrates’ Court on
transmission by the Attorney General of Gibraltar.

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ANNEX III
The courts with which appeals referred to in Article 43(2) may be lodged are the following:
— in Belgium,
(a) as regards appeal by the defendant, the ‘tribunal de première instance’ or ‘rechtbank van eerste aanleg’ or
‘erstinstanzliches Gericht’;
(b) as regards appeal by the applicant: the ‘Cour d’appel’ or ‘hof van beroep’,
— in Bulgaria, the ‘Апелативен съд – София’,
— in the Czech Republic, the court of appeal through the district court,
— in Denmark, the ‘landsret’,
— in Germany, the ‘Oberlandesgericht’,
— in Estonia, the ‘ringkonnakohus’,
— in Ireland, the High Court,
— in Greece, the ‘Εφετεο’,
— in Spain, the ‘Juzgado de Primera Instancia’ which issued the contested decision, with the appeal to be solved by the
‘Audiencia Provincial’,
— in France:
(a) the ‘cour d’appel’ on decisions allowing the application;
(b) the presiding judge of the ‘tribunal de grande instance’, on decisions rejecting the application,
— in Italy, the ‘corte d’appello’,
— in Cyprus, the ‘Επαρχιακ Δικαστριο’ or in the case of a maintenance judgment the ‘Οικογενειακ Δικαστριο’,
— in Latvia, the ‘Apgabaltiesa’ via the ‘rajona (pilsētas) tiesa’,
— in Lithuania, the ‘Lietuvos apeliacinis teismas’,
— in Luxembourg, the ‘Cour supérieure de justice’ sitting as a court of civil appeal,
— in Hungary, the local court situated at the seat of the county court (in Budapest, the Central District Court of Buda);
the appeal is adjudicated by the county court (in Budapest, the Capital Court),
— in Malta, the ‘Qorti ta’ l-Appell’ in accordance with the procedure laid down for appeals in the ‘Kodii ta’ Organiz
zazzjoni u Proedura ivili – Kap. 12’ or in the case of a maintenance judgment by ‘itazzjoni’ before the ‘Prim’ Awla
tal-Qorti ivili jew il-Qorti tal-Maistrati ta’ Gawdex fil-urisdizzjoni superjuri tagha’’,
— in the Netherlands, the ‘rechtbank’,
— in Austria, the ‘Landesgericht’ via the ‘Bezirksgericht’,
— in Poland, the ‘sd apelacyjny’ via the ‘sd okrgowy’,
— in Portugal, the ‘Tribunal da Relao’ is the competent court. The appeals are launched, in accordance with the
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— in Romania, the ‘Curte de Apel’,
— in Slovenia, the ‘okrono sodie’,
— in Slovakia, the court of appeal through the district court whose decision is being appealed,
— in Finland, the ‘hovioikeus/hovrtt’,
— in Sweden, the ‘Svea hovrtt’,
— in the United Kingdom:
(a) in England and Wales, the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment the Magistrates’ Court;
(b) in Scotland, the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment the Sheriff Court;
(c) in Northern Ireland, the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment, the Magistrates’ Court;
(d) in Gibraltar, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, of in the case of a maintenance judgment, the Magistrates’ Court.

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ANNEX IV
The appeals which may be lodged pursuant to Article 44 are the following:
— in Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, an appeal in cassation,
— in Bulgaria, ‘обжалване пред Върховния касационен съд’,
— in the Czech Republic, a ‘dovolání’ and a ‘aloba pro zmatenost’,
— in Denmark, an appeal to the ‘Hjesteret’ with leave from the ‘Procesbevillingsnvnet’,
— in Germany, a ‘Rechtsbeschwerde’,
— in Estonia, a ‘kassatsioonikaebus’,
— in Ireland, an appeal on a point of law to the Supreme Court,
— in Cyprus, an appeal to the Supreme Court,
— in Latvia, by an appeal in cassation to the ‘Augstākās tiesas Senātā’ via the ‘Apgabaltiesā’,
— in Lithuania, an appeal in cassation to the ‘Lietuvos Aukiausiasis Teismas’,
— in Hungary, ‘felülvizsgálati kérelem’,
— in Malta, no further appeal lies to any other court; in the case of a maintenance judgment the ‘Qorti ta’ l-Appell’ in
accordance with the procedure laid down for appeal in the ‘kodii ta’ Organizzazzjoni u Procedura ivili – Kap. 12’,
— in Austria, a ‘Revisionsrekurs’,
— in Poland, ‘skarga kasacyjna’,
— in Portugal, an appeal on a point of law,
— in Romania, a ‘contestatie in anulare’ or a ‘revizuire’,
— in Slovenia, an appeal to the ‘Vrhovno sodie Republike Slovenije’,
— in Slovakia, the ‘dovolanie’,
— in Finland, an appeal to the ‘korkein oikeus/hgsta domstolen’,
— in Sweden, an appeal to the ‘Hgsta domstolen’,
— in the United Kingdom, a single further appeal on a point of law.’

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