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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.

Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications

The court with competence to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability in accordance with Article 27(1) and with appeals against decisions on such applications in accordance with Article 32(2) can be found here:

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List of competent authorities

Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure

An appeal to the Court of Appeal or to the Supreme Court. The appeal shall be submitted to the court that has given judgment. Leave to appeal is required in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure

When the application for review concerns a decision by a District Court (tingsrätt) or the Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten): an application to the Court of Appeal (hovrätt).

An application for review shall be in writing. The applicant shall specify which decision the application concerns. The application shall also include the grounds on which the application is based and the documentary and other evidence that the applicant wishes to invoke. The application shall be brought to the notice of the other party.

Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities

Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan)

General questions and questions regarding policy decisions

Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan)

SE-103 51 Stockholm

Tel.: +46 (0) 8 786 90 00

Fax: +46 (0) 8 411 27 89

Email: huvudkontoret@forsakringskassan.se

Applications and requests for assistance in specific cases

Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan)

Box 1164

SE-621 22 Visby

Tel.: +46 (0) 771 17 90 00

Fax: +46 (0) 10 11 20 411

Email: centralmyndigheten@forsakringskassan.se

Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement

Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten)

Postal address: Box 773, SE-801 29 Gävle

Tel.: +46 771 73 73 00

Fax + 46 10 573 15 20

Email: kontakt@kronofogden.se

Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten)

Postal address: Box 646, SE-301 16 Halmstad

Tel.: +46 771 73 73 00

Fax + 46 10 573 28 70

Email: kontakt@kronofogden.se

Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten)

Postal address: Box 925, SE-391 29 Kalmar

Tel.: +46 771 73 73 00

Fax + 46 10 575 69 45

Email: kontakt@kronofogden.se

Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten)

Postal address: SE-901 73 Umeå

Tel.: +46 771 73 73 00

Fax + 46 10 578 42 50

Email: kontakt@kronofogden.se

Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents

Swedish.

Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities

Swedish.

Last update: 20/09/2024

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