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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
For the purposes of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast), an Estonian notary is deemed to be a ‘court’ as regards handling succession matters.
Article 3(2) – Requested courts
County courts
Article 4 – Central body
The functions of the central body referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 are carried out by the Ministry of Justice (Justiitsministeerium).
Contact details:
Suur-Ameerika 1
10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel.: (+372) 620 8183
Fax: (+372) 620 8109
Email: central.authority@just.ee
Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
Under Article 6 of the Regulation, Estonia accepts standard forms in both Estonian and English.
Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Applications can be submitted by post, fax or email.
Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
The functions of the central body referred to in Article 4(3) of the Regulation are carried out by the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice is designated as the authority competent to decide whether to accept or reject a request made under Article 19 of the Regulation.
Contact details:
Suur-Ameerika 1
10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel.: (+372) 620 8183
Fax: (+372) 620 8109
Email: central.authority@just.ee
Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
- The Agreement between Estonia and Poland on Granting Legal Assistance and Legal Relations on Civil, Labour and Criminal Matters
- The Agreement between the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Assistance and Legal Relationships
Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
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Last update:
01/07/2022
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