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Information on Member States' rules on law of evidence
Taking of evidence. If you initiate legal proceedings, it is usually crucial to present evidence to the court in order to prove your claim. Taking of evidence in civil proceedings is not...
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Succession
National rules on inheritance vary considerably between Member States (as to, for example, who inherits, what the portions and reserved shares are, how wide the testamentary freedom is,...
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Automatic processing – civil judical proceedings
Modern information technology has rapidly and substantially changed our everyday life. Civil judicial proceedings must react accordingly to face the challenges this brings to provide a...
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Information on rules applicable to the service of documents
If you become involved in legal proceedings, you will have to transmit various documents to the other party to the dispute and you will receive others in return. To do so, it may be...
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Information concerning jurisdiction issues in cross-border cases
It may happen that both parties to a dispute initiate court proceedings on the same matter in different Member States. European Union (EU) law determines which courts of which Member...
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Information on legal rules concerning cross-border family mediation
Mediation can be particularly helpful in cross-border family disputes and parental child abduction cases. The term ‘family matters’ covers a broad range of disputes, from purely private...
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Interim and precautionary measures
It may be that you want measures to be taken quickly in a Member State other than where your main case is pending without waiting for a final judgment to be given. It could be that you...
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Information on the exchange of extracts from the criminal records between different Member States
Criminal records: in order to improve security of citizens within the European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice concrete steps enabling an efficient exchange of information on...
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EU Interinstitutional Document Search
A collection of links to documents from EU institutions of interest to translators. This page is updated yearly and on the basis of users' feedback. The list includes also five links...
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Information on the European Payment Order procedure
“Order for payment” procedures. The European Payment Order is a simplified procedure for cross-border monetary claims which are uncontested by the defendant, based on standard forms....
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Access to justice in environmental matters
If you are the victim of an environmentally damaging activity or if you are just a vigilant citizen who wants to protect the environment, it is useful to know your rights in either...
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Calendars and agendas of plenary sittings and committee meetings of the European Parliament
The dataset contains the calendars and agendas of all plenary sittings and committee meetings of the European Parliament. You can find the agendas of plenary sittings in pdf format from...
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EU legislation - basic acts
A very relevant part of EU law is the EU legislation. The main document types of EU legislation are directives, regulations and decisions. These acts may undergo amendments in the course...
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EU legislation currently in force
A very relevant part of EU law is the EU legislation. The main document types of EU legislation are directives, regulations and decisions. These acts entry into force and, at some point,...
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EU Preparatory acts
Preparatory acts are documents used to prepare EU legislation, produced during the various stages of the legislative and budgetary process. The main document types of preparatory acts...
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EU consolidated legislation
Consolidation consists of the integration in a legal act of its successive amendments and corrigenda. It provides more transparency and easier access to EU law. Several legal texts...
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EU legislative procedures
This collection contains the work of the various institutions involved in the decision-making process (European Parliament, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European...
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International agreements
This collection includes the instruments produced by the EU in the exercise of its international responsibilities. The main type of documents within this category are: • agreements...
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EU case-law
The main documents within case-law are judgments and orders, including cases brought by EU institutions, Member States, corporate bodies or individuals against an EU institution or the...
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