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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
Not applicable.
Article 3(2) – Requested courts
Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities
Article 4 – Central body
Directorate-General for Justice Administration (Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça)
Av. D. João II, No 1.08.01 D/E, Pisos 0, 9-14
PT - 1990-097 LISBON
Tel.: (+351) 217 906 500 – (+351) 217 906 200/1
Fax: (+351) 211 545 116 – (+351) 211 545 100
Email: correio@dgaj.mj.pt
Website: https://dgaj.justica.gov.pt/
The remit of the Directorate-General for Justice Administration covers the whole of Portugal.
Article 6 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
Portuguese and Spanish.
Article 7 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests and other communications may be received by:
- post;
- fax; or
- telematic means.
The following may be used in urgent cases:
- telegram;
- telephone call (followed up with a written document); or
- other analogue means of communication.
Article 19 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
Directorate-General for Justice Administration (Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça)
Av. D. João II, No 1.08.01 D/E, Pisos 0, 9-14
PT - 1990-097 LISBON
Tel.: (+351) 217 906 500 – (+351) 217 906 200/1
Fax: (+351) 211 545 116 – (+351) 211 545 100
Email: correio@dgaj.mj.pt
Website: https://dgaj.justica.gov.pt/
Article 29 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 29(2)
Agreement between the Republic of Portugal and the Kingdom of Spain on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal and Civil Matters. In this connection, please see also Notice No 274/98 and List No 73/2000.
Article 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system
Not applicable.
Last update:
03/01/2024
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