COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/263
of 16 January 2015
amending Annexes I to IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (1), and in particular Article 74(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 lists the rules of national jurisdiction referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(2) of the Regulation. Annex II contains the lists of courts or competent authorities that have jurisdiction in the Member States to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability. Annex III lists the courts with which appeals may be lodged against decisions on a declaration of enforceability, and Annex IV enumerates the final appeal procedures against such decisions,
(2)
The Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 have been amended on several occasions, most recently by Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2013 (2),
(3)
Member States have notified the Commission of additional amendments to the lists set out in Annexes I to IV. It is therefore appropriate to publish consolidated versions of the lists contained in those Annexes,
(4)
Pursuant to Article 2 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (3), this Regulation should, under international law, apply to the relations between the European Union and Denmark,
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I to IV to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 2015.