Common minimum standards of civil proceedings

Since 2015, Member States must accept most civil judgments from other EU countries without reviewing their content (abolition of exequatur). This has raised concerns about the need for ensuring that civil proceedings across the EU conform to common minimum standards.

The European Parliament was due to vote in July 2017 on a report requesting the European Commission table a proposal for a directive on such standards, which might be a first step towards a European Code of Civil Procedure.

Author: Rafał Mańko

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