Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Recast)

Abstract

The proposal puts forward various elements for reform. These are as follows:
• Abolition of the intermediate procedure for the recognition and enforcement of judgments (exequatur) with the exception of judgments in defamation cases and judgments given in collective compensatory proceedings;
• Extension of the jurisdiction rules of the Regulation to disputes involving third country defendants, including regulating the situations where the same issue is pending before a court inside and outside the EU;
• Enhancement of the effectiveness of choice of court agreements;
• Improvement of the interface between the Regulation and arbitration;
• Better coordination of proceedings before the courts of Member States;
• Improvement of access to justice for certain specific disputes; and
• Clarification of the conditions under which provisional and protective measures can circulate in the EU..

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Additional Comments

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