- Article 2 – Requested courts
- Article 3 – Central body
- Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
- Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
- Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
- Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
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NB! Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.
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Article 2 – Requested courts
Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities
Article 3 – Central body
The central body referred to in Article 3 is: The Ministry of Justice (Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości), Department for International Cooperation and Human Rights (Departament Współpracy Międzynarodowej i Praw Człowieka)
Ministry of Justice (Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości)
Department for International Cooperation and Human Rights (Departament Współpracy Międzynarodowej i Praw Człowieka)
Al. Ujazdowskie 11
00-950 Warsaw
Tel./Fax: +48 22 23-90-870 +48 22 628 09 49
E-mail: dwmpc@ms.gov.pl
Languages: Polish, English, German and French.
Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
Under Article 5, the language accepted for requests is Polish.
Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Documents may be sent by post only.
Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
Ministry of Justice (Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości)
Department for International Cooperation and Human Rights (Departament Współpracy Międzynarodowej i Praw Człowieka)
Al. Ujazdowskie 11
00-950 Warsaw
Tel./Fax: +48 22 23-90-870 +48 22 628 09 49
Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
Not applicable
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