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Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000

ANNEX IU.K.CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 39 CONCERNING JUDGMENTS IN MATRIMONIAL MATTERS(1)

1.Member State of originU.K.

2.Court or authority issuing the certificateU.K.

2.1.NameU.K.

2.2.AddressU.K.

2.3.Tel./fax/e-mailU.K.

3.MarriageU.K.

3.1.WifeU.K.

3.1.1.Full nameU.K.
3.1.2.AddressU.K.
3.1.3.Country and place of birthU.K.
3.1.4.Date of birthU.K.

3.2.HusbandU.K.

3.2.1.Full nameU.K.
3.2.2.AddressU.K.
3.2.3.Country and place of birthU.K.
3.2.4.Date of birthU.K.

3.3.Country, place (where available) and date of marriageU.K.

3.3.1.Country of marriageU.K.
3.3.2.Place of marriage (where available)U.K.
3.3.3.Date of marriageU.K.

4.Court which delivered the judgmentU.K.

4.1.Name of CourtU.K.

4.2.Place of CourtU.K.

5.JudgmentU.K.

5.1.DateU.K.

5.2.Reference numberU.K.

5.3.Type of judgmentU.K.

5.3.1.DivorceU.K.
5.3.2.Marriage annulmentU.K.
5.3.3.Legal separationU.K.

5.4.Was the judgment given in default of appearance?U.K.

5.4.1.NoU.K.
5.4.2.Yes(2) U.K.

6.Names of parties to whom legal aid has been grantedU.K.

7.Is the judgment subject to further appeal under the law of the Member State of origin?U.K.

7.1.NoU.K.

7.2.YesU.K.

8.Date of legal effect in the Member State where the judgment was givenU.K.

8.1.DivorceU.K.

8.2.Legal separationU.K.

Done at …, date …

Signature and/or stamp

ANNEX IIU.K.CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 39 CONCERNING JUDGMENTS ON PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY(3)

1.Member State of originU.K.

2.Court or authority issuing the certificateU.K.

2.1.NameU.K.

2.2.AddressU.K.

2.3.Tel./Fax/e-mailU.K.

3.Person(s) with rights of accessU.K.

3.1.Full nameU.K.

3.2.AddressU.K.

3.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.Holders of parental responsibility other than those mentioned under 3(4) U.K.

4.1.

4.1.1.Full nameU.K.
4.1.2.AddressU.K.
4.1.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.2.

4.2.1.Full NameU.K.
4.2.2.AddressU.K.
4.2.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.3.

4.3.1.Full nameU.K.
4.3.2.AddressU.K.
4.3.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

5.Court which delivered the judgmentU.K.

5.1.Name of CourtU.K.

5.2.Place of CourtU.K.

6.JudgmentU.K.

6.1.DateU.K.

6.2.Reference numberU.K.

6.3.Was the judgment given in default of appearance?U.K.

6.3.1.NoU.K.
6.3.2.Yes(5) U.K.

7.Children who are covered by the judgment(6) U.K.

7.1.Full name and date of birthU.K.

7.2.Full name and date of birthU.K.

7.3.Full name and date of birthU.K.

7.4.Full name and date of birthU.K.

8.Names of parties to whom legal aid has been grantedU.K.

9.Attestation of enforceability and serviceU.K.

9.1.Is the judgment enforceable according to the law of the Member State of origin?U.K.

9.1.1.YesU.K.
9.1.2.NoU.K.

9.2.Has the judgment been served on the party against whom enforcement is sought?U.K.

9.2.1.YesU.K.
9.2.1.1.Full name of the partyU.K.
9.2.1.2.AddressU.K.
9.2.1.3.Date of serviceU.K.
9.2.2.NoU.K.

10.Specific information on judgments on rights of access where ‘exequatur’ is requested under Article 28. This possibility is foreseen in Article 40(2).U.K.

10.1.Practical arrangements for exercise of rights of access (to the extent stated in the judgment)U.K.

10.1.1.Date and timeU.K.
10.1.1.1.StartU.K.
10.1.1.2.EndU.K.
10.1.2.PlaceU.K.
10.1.3.Specific obligations on holders of parental responsibilityU.K.
10.1.4.Specific obligations on the person with right of accessU.K.
10.1.5.Any restrictions attached to the exercise of rights of accessU.K.

11.Specific information for judgments on the return of the child in cases where the ‘exequatur’ procedure is requested under Article 28. This possibility is foreseen under Article 40(2).U.K.

11.1.The judgment entails the return of the childU.K.

11.2.Person to whom the child is to be returned (to the extent stated in the judgment)U.K.

11.2.1.Full nameU.K.
11.2.2AddressU.K.

Done at …, date …

Signature and/or stamp

ANNEX IIIU.K.CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 41(1) CONCERNING JUDGMENTS ON RIGHTS OF ACCESS(7)

1.Member State of originU.K.

2.Court or authority issuing the certificateU.K.

2.1.NameU.K.

2.2.AddressU.K.

2.3.Tel./fax/e-mailU.K.

3.Person(s) with rights of accessU.K.

3.1.Full nameU.K.

3.2.AddressU.K.

3.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.Holders of parental responsibility other than those mentioned under 3(8) (9) U.K.

4.1.

4.1.1.Full nameU.K.
4.1.2.AddressU.K.
4.1.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.2.

4.2.1.Full nameU.K.
4.2.2.AddressU.K.
4.2.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.3.OtherU.K.

4.3.1.Full nameU.K.
4.3.2.AddressU.K.
4.3.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

5.Court which delivered the judgmentU.K.

5.1.Name of CourtU.K.

5.2.Place of CourtU.K.

6.JudgmentU.K.

6.1.DateU.K.

6.2.Reference numberU.K.

7.Children who are covered by the judgment(10) U.K.

7.1.Full name and date of birthU.K.

7.2.Full name and date of birthU.K.

7.3.Full name and date of birthU.K.

7.4.Full name and date of birthU.K.

8.Is the judgment enforceable in the Member State of origin?U.K.

8.1.YesU.K.

8.2.NoU.K.

9.Where the judgment was given in default of appearance, the person defaulting was served with the document which instituted the proceedings or with an equivalent document in sufficient time and in such a way as to enable that person to arrange for his or her defence, or the person has been served with the document but not in compliance with these conditions, it is nevertheless established that he or she accepted the decision unequivocallyU.K.

10.All parties concerned were given an opportunity to be heardU.K.

11.The children were given an opportunity to be heard, unless a hearing was considered inappropriate having regard to their age or degree of maturityU.K.

12.Practical arrangements for exercise of rights of access (to the extent stated in the judgment)U.K.

12.1.Date and timeU.K.
12.1.1.StartU.K.
12.1.2.EndU.K.

12.2.PlaceU.K.

12.3.Specific obligations on holders of parental responsibilityU.K.

12.4.Specific obligations on the person with right of accessU.K.

12.5.Any restrictions attached to the exercise of rights of accessU.K.

13.Names of parties to whom legal aid has been grantedU.K.

Done at …, date …

Signature and/or stamp

ANNEX IVU.K.CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 42(1) CONCERNING THE RETURN OF THE CHILD(11)

1.Member State of originU.K.

2.Court or authority issuing the certificateU.K.

2.1.NameU.K.

2.2.AddressU.K.

2.3.Tel./fax/e-mailU.K.

3.Person to whom the child has to be returned (to the extent stated in the judgment)U.K.

3.1.Full nameU.K.

3.2.AddressU.K.

3.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.Holders of parental responsibility(12) U.K.

4.1.MotherU.K.

4.1.1.Full nameU.K.
4.1.2.Address (where available)U.K.
4.1.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.2.FatherU.K.

4.2.1.Full nameU.K.
4.2.2.Address (where available)U.K.
4.2.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

4.3.OtherU.K.

4.3.1.Full nameU.K.
4.3.2.Address (where available)U.K.
4.3.3.Date and place of birth (where available)U.K.

5.Respondent (where available)U.K.

5.1.Full nameU.K.

5.2.Address (where available)U.K.

6.Court which delivered the judgmentU.K.

6.1.Name of CourtU.K.

6.2.Place of CourtU.K.

7.JudgmentU.K.

7.1.DateU.K.

7.2.Reference numberU.K.

8.Children who are covered by the judgment(13) U.K.

8.1.Full name and date of birthU.K.

8.2.Full name and date of birthU.K.

8.3.Full name and date of birthU.K.

8.4.Full name and date of birthU.K.

9.The judgment entails the return of the childU.K.

10.Is the judgment enforceable in the Member State of origin?U.K.

10.1.YesU.K.

10.2.NoU.K.

11.The children were given an opportunity to be heard, unless a hearing was considered inappropriate having regard to their age or degree of maturityU.K.

12.The parties were given an opportunity to be heardU.K.

13.The judgment entails the return of the children and the court has taken into account in issuing its judgment the reasons for and evidence underlying the decision issued pursuant to Article 13 of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionU.K.

14.Where applicable, details of measures taken by courts or authorities to ensure the protection of the child after its return to the Member State of habitual residenceU.K.

15.Names of parties to whom legal aid has been grantedU.K.

Done at …, date …

Signature and/or stamp

ANNEX VU.K.COMPARATIVE TABLE WITH REGULATION (EC) No 1347/2000

Articles repealedCorresponding Articles of new text
11, 2
23
312
4
54
65
76
87
917
1018
1116, 19
1220
132, 49, 46
1421
1522, 23
16
1724
1825
1926
2027
2128
2221, 29
2330
2431
2532
2633
2734
2835
2936
3050
3151
3237
3339
3438
3552
3659
3760, 61
3862
39
4063
4166
4264
4365
4468, 69
4570
4672
Annex I68
Annex II68
Annex III68
Annex IVAnnex I
Annex VAnnex II

ANNEX VIU.K.

Declarations by Sweden and Finland pursuant to Article 59(2)(a) of the Council Regulation concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000.

Declaration by Sweden:U.K.

Pursuant to Article 59(2)(a) of the Council Regulation concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000, Sweden hereby declares that the Convention of 6 February 1931 between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden comprising international private law provisions on marriage, adoption and guardianship, together with the Final Protocol thereto, will apply in full in relations between Sweden and Finland, in place of the rules of the Regulation.

Declaration by Finland:U.K.

Pursuant to Article 59(2)(a) of the Council Regulation concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000, Finland hereby declares that the Convention of 6 February 1931 between Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden comprising international private law provisions on marriage, adoption and guardianship, together with the Final Protocol thereto, will apply in full in relations between Finland and Sweden, in place of the rules of the Regulation.

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000.

(2)

Documents referred to in Article 37(2) must be attached.

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000.

(4)

In cases of joint custody, a person already mentioned under item 3 may also be mentioned under item 4.

(5)

Documents referred to in Article 37(2) must be attached.

(6)

If more than four children are covered, use a second form.

(7)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000.

(8)

In cases of joint custody, a person already mentioned under item 3 may also be mentioned in item 4.

(9)

Please put a cross in the box corresponding to the person against whom the judgment should be enforced.

(10)

If more than four children are concerned, use a second form.

(11)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2201 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000.

(12)

This item is optional.

(13)

If more than four children are covered, use a second form.