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NB! Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.
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Article 2 – Requested courts
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List of competent authorities
Article 3 – Central body
The central body designated by Spain is the Directorate for International Judicial Cooperation in the Ministry of Justice.
Subdirección General de Cooperación Jurídica Internacional
Ministerio de Justicia
San Bernardo, 62
E-28015 Madrid
Fax: 34 91 390 44 57
Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
Spain accepts requests and communications pursuant to the Regulation that are drawn up in Spanish or Portuguese.
Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Spain declares that, for the time being, only postal transmission is accepted.
Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
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List of competent authorities
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