Article 1U.K.Scope
1.This Regulation applies in civil or commercial matters in which the court of a Member State, in accordance with the law of that Member State, requests:
(a)the competent court of another Member State to take evidence; or
(b)the taking of evidence directly in another Member State.
2.A request shall not be made to obtain evidence which is not intended for use in judicial proceedings that have already commenced or are being contemplated.