- 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.
Article 3(2) – Requested courts
District courts
Article 4 – Central body
Ministry of Justice
Division for Criminal Cases and International Judicial Co-operation (BIRS)
Central Authority
S-103 33 Stockholm
Tel.: + 46 8 405 45 00
Fax: + 46 (0) 8 405 46 76
Contact email: ju.birs@gov.se
Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
In addition to Swedish, English may be used to complete the form in Annex I.
Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Not applicable.
Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
Ministry of Justice
Division for Criminal Cases and International Judicial Co-operation (BIRS)
Central Authority
S-103 33 Stockholm
Tel.: + 46 8 405 45 00
Fax: 46 (0) 8 405 46 76
Contact email: ju.birs@gov.se
Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
There are no remaining agreements.
Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
Not applicable.
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