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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.

Country

Portugal

Instrument

Recognising and enforcing judgements in civil and commercial matters - European enforcement order

mandatory input

1. Procedures for rectification and withdrawal (Art. 10(2))

Applications to rectify or withdraw a European Enforcement Order certificate are made by the body that issued the certificate using the standard form contained in Annex VI to the Regulation.

2. Procedures for review (Art.19 (1))

As regards Article 19(1)(a), the review procedure is laid down in Article 696(e) of the Code of Civil Procedure.

As regards Article 19(1)(b), the review procedure is laid down in Article 140 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

3. Accepted languages (Article 20(2)(c))

The language accepted is Portuguese.

4. Authorities designated for the purpose of certifying authentic instruments (Art. 25)

Notaries are authorised to certify authentic instruments.

Last update: 03/02/2025