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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.

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.

Portugal
Taking Evidence
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Article 2(1) – Authorities that can be considered as courts

Not applicable.

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; and
  • 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 31(4) – Notification on the early use of the decentralised IT-system

Not applicable.

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