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- 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.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
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List of competent authorities
Article 3 – Central body
Directorate-General for Justice Administration (Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça)
Av. D. João II, No 1.08.01 D/E, Pisos 0, 9-14
PT - 1990-097 LISBON
Tel.: (+351) 217 906 500 – (+351) 217 906 200/1
Fax: (+351) 211 545 116 – (+351) 211 545 100
Email: correio@dgaj.mj.pt
Website: https://dgaj.justica.gov.pt/
Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
The standard forms must be completed in Portuguese or Spanish.
Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests and other communications may be received by:
- post;
- fax; or
- telematic means.
The following may be used in urgent cases:
- telegram;
- telephone call (followed up with a written document); or
- other analogue means of communication.
Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
The central body is the competent authority for assessing requests for direct taking of evidence:
Directorate-General for Justice Administration (Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça)
Av. D. João II, No 1.08.01 D/E, Torre H
1990-097 LISBON
Portugal
Tel.: (351) 21 790 62 00
Fax: (351) 211545100/60
Email: correio@dgaj.mj.pt
Website: https://dgaj.justica.gov.pt/
Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
For the purposes of Article 21(3), copies of Decree No 14/98 of 27 May 1998, Notice 274/98 and List No 73/2000 are attached, all of which refer to the Agreement between the Republic of Portugal and the Kingdom of Spain on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal and Civil Matters.
Last update:
07/04/2024
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