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European Judicial Network — civil and commercial matters
SUMMARY OF:
Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (EJN-civil)
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THIS DECISION?
It establishes the European Judicial Network to improve legal cooperation in civil and commercial matters* between EU countries.
KEY POINTS
The EJN-civil is an informal, flexible structure, whose aim is to simplify and strengthen judicial cooperation between EU countries. It facilitates contacts between different national courts via a network of national contact points.
The main tasks of the EJN-civil are to:
The EJN-civil is composed of contact points and relevant bodies specialised in EU civil and commercial law from the EU countries, e.g.:
Denmark does not participate in the EJN-civil.
Regarding organisation, the EJN-civil carries out its activities through regular meetings of the contact points, mainly in Brussels. The secretariat of the EJN-civil is managed by the European Commission which liaises with the contact points on the work and priorities of the network.
FROM WHEN DOES THE DECISION APPLY?
It has applied since 1 December 2002.
BACKGROUND
* KEY TERMS
Civil and commercial law: laws affecting citizens and business, excluding criminal law, family law, bankruptcy and inheritance law.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, pp. 25–31)
Successive amendments to Decision 2001/470/EC have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version is for reference only.
last update 02.08.2016