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Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters Official Journal L 12, 16/01/2001 p. 1
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1957: Treaty of Rome creating the European Economic Community: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, & The Netherlands 1971: Denmark, UK & Ireland 1980: Greece 1984: Spain & Portugal 1995: Sweden, Finland & Austria 2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, & Slovenia 2007: Bulgaria & Romania
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Article 293 (ex Article 220) Member States shall, so far as is necessary, enter into negotiations with each other with a view to securing for the benefit of their nationals:
.... the simplification of formalities governing the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts or tribunals and of arbitration awards.
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Narrower than Art. 220: did not apply to arbitration awards; limited to civil and commercial matters Broader than Art. 220: as a double convention, it included rules of direct jurisdiction
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Measures in the field of judicial cooperation in civil matters having cross-border implications, to be taken in accordance with Article 67 and insofar as necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market, shall include:
(a) improving and simplifying: the system for cross-border service of judicial and extrajudicial documents; cooperation in the taking of evidence; the recognition and enforcement of decisions in civil and commercial cases, including decisions in extrajudicial cases; (b) promoting the compatibility of the rules applicable in the Member States concerning the conflict of laws and of jurisdiction; (c) eliminating obstacles to the good functioning of civil proceedings, if necessary by promoting the compatibility of the rules on civil procedure applicable in the Member States. 6
Article 65 Regulations
Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000. Council regulation of 29 May 2000 relating to insolvency proceedings. Official Journal L 160, 30/6/2000 Council Regulation (EC) N 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters. Official Journal L 160, 30/06/2000 p. 37 - 52
Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters. Official Journal L 174, 27/06/2001 p. 0001 0024
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Article 65 Regulations
Brussels II: Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 of 29 May 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility for children of both spouses. Official Journal L 160, 30/06/2000 p. 0019 0029 Brussels I: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. Official Journal L 012, 16/01/2001 p. 0001 0023
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Lugano Convention. Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. Rome I Convention: Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations (consolidated version). Official Journal C 27, 26/01/1998 p. 34 54 Rome II Convention: Convention on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations
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