Taking evidence (recast)

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FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES

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Italy

Taking evidence


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Article 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts

None

Article 3(2) – Requested courts

Ordinary courts (tribunali ordinari)

Article 4 – Central body

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (Ministero della Giustizia)

Department of Judicial Affairs (Dipartimento Affari di Giustizia)

Directorate-General for International Affairs and Judicial Cooperation (Direzione Generale degli Affari Internazionali e della Cooperazione Giudiziaria)

Office I – International Judicial Cooperation (Ufficio I – Cooperazione Giudiziaria Internazionale)

Tel.: +39 06.6885.2264

Email: cooperation.dginternazionale.dag@giustizia.it

Via Arenula, 70 - 00186 Rome

Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms

Italian or the language of the requesting State, if accompanied by a translation into Italian certified by a public authority or translator

Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications

Ordinary mail

Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Department of Judicial Affairs

Directorate-General for International Affairs and Judicial Cooperation

Office I – International Judicial Cooperation

Tel.: +39 06.6885.2264

Email: cooperation.dginternazionale.dag@giustizia.it

Via Arenula, 70 - 00186 Rome

Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)

Italy does not intend to use this option, as it considers the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 to be appropriate and sufficient

Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system

None currently

Last update: 27/08/2024

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