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Document 52018SC0286
Modernisation of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters: Service of documents
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents)
- Initiative summary:
- The initiative should further improve the efficiency and speed of the service of documents in cross-border judicial procedures, and at the same time better protect the rights of the defence. For that purpose, designated authorities of the Member States should communicate and exchange documents with each other electronically by default, and electronic service of documents across borders should become a reality.
- EuroVoc thesaurus:
- fundamental rights; access to the courts; cross-border cooperation; data transmission; judicial cooperation; judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU; EU Member State; commercial law; provision of documents; civil law
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- Documents:
- Ares(2017)5988152 (Inception impact assessment)
- Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 4
- Planned adoption period:
- 01/04/2018 - 30/06/2018
- Check the status of this initiative on the Better Regulation Portal
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- Documents:
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COM/2018/379 final (Proposal for a regulation)
SWD/2018/287 final (Impact assessment)
SWD/2018/286 final (Summary of impact assessment)
SEC/2018/0272 final (Opinion on impact assessment) - Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers