Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable... (32009R0004)
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Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations
- COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 4/2009
- of 18 December 2008
- on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations
- CHAPTER I
- SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 1
- Scope of application
- Article 2
- Definitions
- CHAPTER II
- JURISDICTION
- Article 3
- General provisions
- Article 4
- Choice of court
- Article 5
- Jurisdiction based on the appearance of the defendant
- Article 6
- Subsidiary jurisdiction
- Article 7
- Forum necessitatis
- Article 8
- Limit on proceedings
- Article 9
- Seising of a court
- Article 10
- Examination as to jurisdiction
- Article 11
- Examination as to admissibility
- Article 12
- Lis pendens
- Article 13
- Related actions
- Article 14
- Provisional, including protective, measures
- CHAPTER III
- APPLICABLE LAW
- Article 15
- Determination of the applicable law
- CHAPTER IV
- RECOGNITION, ENFORCEABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF DECISIONS
- Article 16
- Scope of application of this Chapter
- SECTION 1
- Decisions given in a Member State bound by the 2007 Hague Protocol
- Article 17
- Abolition of exequatur
- Article 18
- Protective measures
- Article 19
- Right to apply for a review
- Article 20
- Documents for the purposes of enforcement
- Article 21
- Refusal or suspension of enforcement
- Article 22
- No effect on the existence of family relationships
- SECTION 2
- Decisions given in a Member State not bound by the 2007 Hague Protocol
- Article 23
- Recognition
- Article 24
- Grounds of refusal of recognition
- Article 25
- Staying of recognition proceedings
- Article 26
- Enforceability
- Article 27
- Jurisdiction of local courts
- Article 28
- Procedure
- Article 29
- Non-production of the extract
- Article 30
- Declaration of enforceability
- Article 31
- Notice of the decision on the application for a declaration
- Article 32
- Appeal against the decision on the application for a declaration
- Article 33
- Proceedings to contest the decision given on appeal
- Article 34
- Refusal or revocation of a declaration of enforceability
- Article 35
- Staying of proceedings
- Article 36
- Provisional, including protective measures
- Article 37
- Partial enforceability
- Article 38
- No charge, duty or fee
- SECTION 3
- Common provisions
- Article 39
- Provisional enforceability
- Article 40
- Invoking a recognised decision
- Article 41
- Proceedings and conditions for enforcement
- Article 42
- No review as to substance
- Article 43
- No precedence for the recovery of costs
- CHAPTER V
- ACCESS TO JUSTICE
- Article 44
- Right to legal aid
- Article 45
- Content of legal aid
- Article 46
- Free legal aid for applications through Central Authorities concerning maintenance to children
- Article 47
- Cases not covered by Article 46
- CHAPTER VI
- COURT SETTLEMENTS AND AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENTS
- Article 48
- Application of this Regulation to court settlements and authentic instruments
- CHAPTER VII
- COOPERATION BETWEEN CENTRAL AUTHORITIES
- Article 49
- Designation of Central Authorities
- Article 50
- General functions of Central Authorities
- Article 51
- Specific functions of Central Authorities
- Article 52
- Power of attorney
- Article 53
- Requests for specific measures
- Article 54
- Central Authority costs
- Article 55
- Application through Central Authorities
- Article 56
- Available applications
- Article 57
- Application contents
- Article 58
- Transmission, receipt and processing of applications and cases through Central Authorities
- Article 59
- Languages
- Article 60
- Meetings
- Article 61
- Access to information for Central Authorities
- Article 62
- Transmission and use of information
- Article 63
- Notification of the data subject
- CHAPTER VIII
- PUBLIC BODIES
- Article 64
- Public bodies as applicants
- CHAPTER IX
- GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 65
- Legalisation or other similar formality
- Article 66
- Translation of supporting documents
- Article 67
- Recovery of costs
- Article 68
- Relations with other Community instruments
- Article 69
- Relations with existing international conventions and agreements
- Article 70
- Information made available to the public
- Article 71
- Information on contact details and languages (modelled on Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2007)
- Article 72
- Amendments to the forms
- Article 73
- Committee
- Article 74
- Review clause
- Article 75
- Transitional provisions
- Article 76
- Entry into force
- ANNEX I
- EXTRACT FROM A DECISION/COURT SETTLEMENT IN MATTERS RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PROCEEDINGS FOR RECOGNITION OR A DECLARATION OF ENFORCEABILITY
- IMPORTANT
- 1. Nature of the document
- 2. Court of origin
- 3. Claimant(s)(2) (3)
- 3.1. Person A
- 3.2. Person B
- 3.3. Person C
- 4. Defendant(s)(2) (3)
- 4.1. Person A
- 4.2. Person B
- 4.3. Person C
- 5. Terms of the decision/court settlement
- 5.1. Currency
- 5.2. Maintenance claim(4)
- 5.2.1. Maintenance claim A
- 5.2.2. Maintenance claim B
- 5.2.3. Maintenance claim C
- 5.3. Costs and expenses
- ANNEX II
- EXTRACT FROM A DECISION/COURT SETTLEMENT IN MATTERS RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS SUBJECT TO PROCEEDINGS FOR RECOGNITION AND A DECLARATION OF ENFORCEABILITY
- IMPORTANT
- 1. Nature of the document
- 2. Court of origin
- 3. Claimant(s)(2) (3)
- 3.1. Person A
- 3.2. Person B
- 3.3. Person C
- 4. Defendant(s)(2) (3)
- 4.1. Person A
- 4.2. Person B
- 4.3. Person C
- 5. Terms of the decision/court settlement
- 5.1. Currency
- 5.2. Maintenance claim(4)
- 5.2.1. Maintenance claim A
- 5.2.2. Maintenance claim B
- 5.2.3. Maintenance claim C
- 5.3. Costs and expenses
- ANNEX III
- EXTRACT FROM AN AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENT IN MATTERS RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PROCEEDINGS FOR RECOGNITION OR A DECLARATION OF ENFORCEABILITY
- IMPORTANT
- 2. Nature of the authentic instrument
- 3. Creditor(s)(2)
- 3.1. Person A
- 3.2. Person B
- 3.3. Person C
- 4. Debtor(s)(2)
- 4.1. Person A
- 4.2. Person B
- 4.3. Person C
- 5. Contents of the authentic instrument
- 5.1. Currency
- 5.2. Maintenance claim(3)
- 5.2.1. Maintenance claim A
- 5.2.2. Maintenance claim B
- 5.2.3. Maintenance claim C
- 5.3. Costs
- ANNEX IV
- EXTRACT FROM AN AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENT IN MATTERS RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS SUBJECT TO PROCEEDINGS FOR RECOGNITION AND A DECLARATION OF ENFORCEABILITY
- IMPORTANT
- 2. Nature of the authentic instrument
- 3. Creditor(s)(2)
- 3.1. Person A
- 3.2. Person B
- 3.3. Person C
- 4. Debtor(s)(2)
- 4.1. Person A
- 4.2. Person B
- 4.3. Person C
- 5. Contents of the authentic instrument
- 5.1. Currency
- 5.2. Maintenance claim(3)
- 5.2.1. Maintenance claim A
- 5.2.2. Maintenance claim B
- 5.2.3. Maintenance claim C
- 5.3. Costs
- ANNEX V
- 1. Requesting Central Authority
- 2. Requested Central Authority
- 3. Request
- 3.1. The purpose of the specific measure requested is to:
- 3.2. Grounds for the request:
- 3.3. The information requested relates to:
- 3.4. Information requested
- 5. Person responsible for following up the request:
- 6. Measures taken and results obtained
- 7. Information collected:
- 7.1. Without recourse to Articles 61, 62 and 63 of Regulation (EC) No 4/2009:
- 7.2. Pursuant to Articles 61, 62 and 63 of Regulation (EC) No 4/2009:
- 8. Inability to communicate the requested information
- ANNEX VI
- 1. Application
- 2. Requesting Central Authority
- 3. Requested Central Authority
- 4. Documents attached(2) to the application in the case of a decision made in a Member State
- 5. Documents attached(2) to the application in the case of a decision made in a third State
- 6. Application
- 7. Decision
- 8. Applicant
- 8.1. Natural person
- 8.2. Public body
- 9. Defendant
- 10. Any other information that may help locate the defendant:
- 11. Person(s) for whom maintenance is sought or owed(7)
- 11.3.1. Person A
- 11.3.2. Person B
- 11.3.3. Person C
- 12. Debtor
- 13. Information regarding payment, if the application is made by the creditor
- 13.1. Payment by electronic means
- 13.2. Payment by cheque
- 14. Additional information (where applicable):
- ANNEX VII
- 1. Application
- 2. Requesting Central Authority
- 3. Requested Central Authority
- 4. Documents attached(2) to the application, as appropriate
- 5. Application
- 6. Applicant
- 7. Defendant
- 8. Any other information that may help locate the defendant:
- 9. Person(s) for whom maintenance is sought or owed(5)
- 9.3.1. Person A
- 9.3.2. Person B
- 9.3.3. Person C
- 10. Debtor
- 11. Information on the financial situation of the persons concerned by the application (only give information which is relevant for the purpose of obtaining or modifying a decision)
- 11.1. Currency
- 11.2. The person(s) for whom maintenance is sought or owed and the person primarily responsible for that person (those persons)
- 11.2.1. Gross income
- 11.2.2. Expenses and charges
- 11.2.3. Other assets
- 11.3. The debtor
- 11.3.1. Gross income
- 11.3.2. Expenses and charges
- 11.3.3. Other assets
- 12. Information regarding payment, if the application is made by the creditor
- 13. Additional information (where applicable):
- ANNEX VIII
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION
- 1. Requesting Central Authority
- 2. Requested Central Authority
- 4. Initial steps which have been or will be taken to deal with the application
- ANNEX IX
- 1. Requesting Central Authority
- 2. Requested Central Authority
- ANNEX X
- ANNEX XI
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