- Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
- Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
- Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
- Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
- Article 71 1. (e) – Public bodies
- Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
- Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
- Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
In Slovakia, competence to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability in accordance with Article 27(1) lies with the Banská Bystrica District Court (Okresný súd Banská Bystrica).
In Slovakia, competence to deal with appeals against decisions on applications for a declaration of enforceability in accordance with Article 32(2) lies with the regional courts (krajský súd). Appeals are lodged with the district court (okresný súd) whose decision is being contested.
Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
In Slovakia, the redress procedure referred to in Article 33 is the appellate review (dovolanie), pursuant to Articles 419-457 of the Code of Civil Dispute Procedure (Act No 160/2015). The appellate review is lodged with the court that ruled at first instance. The Supreme Court (najvyšší súd) rules on the matter.
Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
For the purposes of Article 19 of the Regulation, Slovak courts are authorised to amend decisions during a case review (obnova konania) under Sections 397-418 of the Code of Civil Dispute Procedure (Act No 160/2015). Applications for a case review are reviewed by the court that ruled at first instance.
Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
The Central Authority as referred to in Article 49(1) of the Regulation is:
Centrum pre medzinárodnoprávnu ochranu detí a mládeže
(Centre for the International Legal Protection of Children and Youth)
Address:
Špitálska 25-27
P.O. Box 57
814 99 Bratislava
Telephone: +421 2 20 45 82 00
E- mail: info@cipc.gov.sk
Website: http://www.cipc.gov.sk
Article 71 1. (e) – Public bodies
No information is provided, as the functions of the Central Authority in the Slovak Republic are discharged exclusively by the Centre for the International Legal Protection of Children and Youth.
Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
For the purposes of Article 21 of the Regulation, the authority with competence for enforcement is the Banská Bystrica District Court (Okresný súd Banská Bystrica) acting as an enforcement court (exekučný súd).
Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
The languages accepted for translation of the documents referred to in Articles 20, 28 and 40 are Slovak and Czech.
Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
The languages accepted by the Slovak Central Authorities for communication with the other Central Authorities referred to in Article 59 are Slovak, Czech, English and German.
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