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    FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES

    The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.

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    Article 65(3) - Information on how to determine, in accordance with national law, the effects of the judgments referred to in Article 65(2) of the Regulation

    Not applicable

    Article 75 (a) – Names and contact details of the courts to which the applications are to be submitted pursuant to Articles 36(2), 45(4) and 47(1)

    - in Italy, the ordinary court (‘Tribunali Ordinari’)

    Article 75 (b) – Names and contact details of the courts with which an appeal against the decision on the application for refusal of enforcement is to be lodged pursuant to Article 49(2)

    - in Italy, the court of appeal (‘Corte d'appello’)

    Article 75 (c) – Names and contact details of the courts with which any further appeal is to be lodged pursuant to Article 50

    Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte suprema di cassazione)

    Piazza Cavour

    00193 Rome, Italy

    Tel. +39 0668831

    Fax: +39 066883423

    website: http://www.cortedicassazione.it

    Local holiday: 29 June

    Article 75 (d) – Languages accepted for translations of the certificates concerning judgments, authentic instruments and court settlements

    Italian

    Article 76(1)(a) – Rules of jurisdiction referred to in Articles 5(2) and 6(2) of the Regulation

    - in Italy, Articles 3 and 4 of Law No 218 of 31 May 1995

    Article 76(1)(b) – Rules on third party notice referred to in Article 65 of the Regulation

    Not applicable

    Article 76(1)(c) – Conventions referred to in Article 69 of the Regulation

    • the Convention between France and Italy on the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Rome on 3 June 1930,
    • the Convention between Germany and Italy on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Rome on 9 March 1936,
    • the Convention between the Netherlands and Italy on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Rome on 17 April 1959,
    • the Convention between Belgium and Italy on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments and other Enforceable Instruments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Rome on 6 April 1962,
    • the Convention between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Italy for the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Rome on 7 February 1964, with amending Protocol signed at Rome on 14 July 1970,
    • the Convention between Italy and Austria on the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, of Judicial Settlements and of Authentic Instruments, signed at Rome on 16 November 1971,
    • the Convention between Spain and Italy regarding Legal Assistance and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Madrid on 22 May 1973,
    • the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Italian Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Prague on 6 December 1985, still in force between the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy,
    • the Convention between the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Italian Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Bucharest on 11 November 1972,
    • the Convention between the People's Republic of Poland and the Italian Republic on Legal Assistance and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil Matters, signed at Warsaw on 28 April 1989,
    • the Agreement between the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Italian Republic on Legal Assistance and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil Matters, signed at Rome on 18 May 1990,
    • the Convention between the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Italy on Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Administrative Matters, signed at Rome on 3 December 1960, still in force between Slovenia, Croatia and Italy.
    Last update: 08/01/2024

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