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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.
Notifications made under the new Regulation can be found here!
Article 2 – Requested courts
Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities
Article 3 – Central body
MINISTERO DELLA GIUSTIZIA (Ministry of Justice)
Dipartimento Affari di Giustizia
Direzione Generale degli Affari Internazionali
e della Cooperazione Giudiziaria
Ufficio I – Cooperazione Giudiziaria Internazionale
Tel.: +39 06.6885.2633
Fax: +39 06 6889 7529
Email: cooperation.dginternazionale.dag@giustizia.it
Via Arenula, 70 - 00186 Rome
Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
Italian
Or: forms completed in the language of the requesting country, provided that they are accompanied by an Italian translation certified by a public authority or by an official translator.
Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests relating to the taking of evidence may be sent by post or fax.
Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
MINISTERO DELLA GIUSTIZIA (Ministry of Justice)
Dipartimento Affari di Giustizia
Direzione Generale degli Affari Internazionali
e della Cooperazione Giudiziaria
Ufficio I – Cooperazione Giudiziaria Internazionale
Tel.: +39 06.6885.2633
Fax: +39 06 6889 7529
Email: cooperation.dginternazionale.dag@giustizia.it
Via Arenula, 70 - 00186 Rome
Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
Italy does not intend to make use of the option to maintain or conclude agreements or arrangements with other EU Member States to further facilitate the taking of evidence, as it is of the view that the provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 are appropriate and sufficient.