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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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.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
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has been amended recently. The language version you are now viewing is currently being prepared by our translators.The central body referred to in Article 3(1) is the Ministry of Justice. It has jurisdiction over the whole country. The central body, i.e. the Ministry of Justice, has been designated as the competent authority, referred to in Article 3(3) of the Regulation, with responsibility for taking decisions, pursuant to Article 17, on requests for the direct taking of evidence. Its address is:
Ministry of Justice
Eteläesplanadi 10
FIN-00130 Helsinki
Address for correspondence:
Ministry of Justice
PO Box 25
FIN-00023 Government
Tel. (358-9) 16 06 76 28
Fax: (358-9) 16 06 75 24
E-mail: central.authority@om.fi
Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English.
Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests may be sent by post, fax or e-mail.
Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
Ministry of Justice
Eteläesplanadi 10
FIN-00130 Helsinki
Address for correspondence:
Ministry of Justice
PO Box 25
FIN-00023 Government
Tel. (358-9) 16 06 76 28
Fax: (358-9) 16 06 75 24
E-mail: central.authority@om.fi
Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
Not applicable
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