Activites

• 2001/06/27 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2001/1206
  • OJ L 174 27.06.2001, p. 0001
• #2350
• 2001/05/28 Council Meeting
• 2001/05/28 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2001/05/28 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2001/03/14 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0138/2001 summary

    The European Parliament voted by 475 to 13 with 20 abstentions to approve the report by Luis MARINHO (PES, P) on an initiative by Germany for the adoption of a Council Regulation on co-operation between Courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil and commercial cases. Parliament gives its full backing to the German initiative which seeks to lay down uniform rules on how the courts should proceed in cases where a court of a Member States requests the competent court of another Member State to obtain evidence or perform judicial acts. (Please refer to the previous text).�

• 2001/03/13 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2001/02/27 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0073/2001
• 2000/10/27 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2000/10/06 Legislative proposal published
  • 11808/2000 summary

    PURPOSE: to present an initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany with a view to the adoption of a Council Regulation on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters. CONTENT: The main provisions of this proposed Regulation would relate to the following: - direct transmission between the courts; - transmitting and receiving agencies; - central authority; - form and content of requests; - transmission of requests and other communications; - notification of delays - execution of the request; - coercive measures; - refusal to execute; - presence of representatives of the requesting court and of the other parties; - procedure after execution of the request; - implementing rules; - relationship with existing or future agreements or arrangements between the Member States; - data protection. In conclusion, no later than 5 years after the date of entry into force of this proposed Regulation, and every five years thereafter, it is envisaged that the Commission would present to the European Parliament and the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, a report on the application of this Regulation.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: 11808/2000
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0073/2001
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0138/2001
• : Regulation 2001/1206
• : OJ L 174 27.06.2001, p. 0001

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)