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- FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
- Article 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts
- Article 3(2) – Requested courts
- Article 4 – Central body
- Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
- Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
- Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
- Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
- Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
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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 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts
Not applicable – there are only courts.
Article 3(2) – Requested courts
Under Article 689(1) of the Law on civil procedure, a request by a foreign country for the taking of evidence is decided on by the district (city) court in whose area of jurisdiction the source of the evidence to be taken is located.
Article 4 – Central body
Ministry of Justice
Address: Brīvības bulvāris 36, Riga, LV-1050
Tel. +371 67036801
Email: pasts@tm.gov.lv
Languages of communication: Latvian, English
Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
In addition to forms completed in Latvian, forms completed in English are also accepted in Latvia.
Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests may be sent by mail or email.
Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
Ministry of Justice
Address: Brīvības bulvāris 36, Riga, LV-1050
Tel. +371 67036801
Email: pasts@tm.gov.lv
Languages of communication: Latvian, English
Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
Latvia has not concluded any agreements or arrangements with Member States pursuant to Article 29(2).
Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
Not applicable.
Last update:
26/06/2023
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