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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.

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Article 65(3) - Information on how to determine, in accordance with national law, the effects of the judgments referred to in Article 65(2) of the Regulation

Not applicable

Article 75 (a) – Names and contact details of the courts to which the applications are to be submitted pursuant to Articles 36(2), 45(4) and 47(1)

  • for applications for refusal of enforcement, the Single Member Court of First Instance (‘Μονομελές Πρωτοδικείο’) of the place of residence of the person against whom enforcement is requested
  • for applications for a decision that there are no grounds for refusal of recognition under Article 36(2), the Single Member Court of First Instance (‘Μονομελές Πρωτοδικείο’) of the place of residence of the person against whom the application is made for recognition that there no grounds for refusal. The Single Member Court of First Instance (‘Μονομελές Πρωτοδικείο’) is also competent for applications for refusal of recognition (Article 45)

Article 75 (b) – Names and contact details of the courts with which an appeal against the decision on the application for refusal of enforcement is to be lodged pursuant to Article 49(2)

- in Greece, the court of appeal (‘Εφετείο’)

Article 75 (c) – Names and contact details of the courts with which any further appeal is to be lodged pursuant to Article 50

- in Greece, the Supreme Court (‘Άρειος Πάγος’)

Article 75 (d) – Languages accepted for translations of the certificates concerning judgments, authentic instruments and court settlements

Not applicable

Article 76(1)(a) – Rules of jurisdiction referred to in Articles 5(2) and 6(2) of the Regulation

- in Greece, Article 40 of the Code of Civil Procedure

Article 76(1)(b) – Rules on third party notice referred to in Article 65 of the Regulation

Not applicable

Article 76(1)(c) – Conventions referred to in Article 69 of the Regulation

  • the Convention between the Kingdom of Greece and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, Settlements and Authentic instruments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Athens on 4 November 1961,
  • the Agreement between the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Greece on the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, signed at Athens on 18 June 1959,
  • the Convention between the People’s Republic of Hungary and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Budapest on 8 October 1979,
  • the Convention between the People's Republic of Poland and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Athens on 24 October 1979,
  • the Treaty between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Athens on 22 October 1980 and still in force as between the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Greece,
  • the Convention between the Republic of Cyprus and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Cooperation in Matters of Civil, Family, Commercial and Criminal Law, signed at Nicosia on 5 March 1984,
  • the Convention between the Socialist Republic of Romania and the the Kingdom of Greece on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Bucharest on 19 October 1972,
  • the Agreement between the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Hellenic Republic on Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Athens on 10 April 1976.
Last update: 21/12/2020

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