The Family Procedure Rules 2010

[F1CHAPTER 3E+WINCOMING PROTECTION MEASURES

Application for adjustment under Article 11E+W

38.12.  A protected person may apply to the court under Article 11 of the Protection Measures Regulation to adjust the factual elements of an incoming protection measure.

Notification of the adjustment under Article 11E+W

38.13.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the court officer must give Article 11 notice to the person causing the risk by serving it in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 6 and the rules in that Chapter apply to service of the notice as they apply to any other document to be served by a court officer.

(2) If the person causing the risk resides in a Member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom or in a country outside the European Union, the court officer must give Article 11 notice by sending it by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or other confirmation of delivery or equivalent to the last known place of residence of that person.

Application for refusal of recognition or enforcement under Article 13E+W

38.14.  An application by a person causing the risk for refusal of recognition or enforcement under Article 13 of the Protection Measures Regulation must be made to—

(a)the family court if—

(i)there are proceedings relating to the same protection measure before the family court; or

(ii)proceedings relating to the same protection measure were dealt with by the family court;

(b)the High Court if—

(i)there are proceedings relating to the same protection measure before the High Court; or

(ii)proceedings relating to the same protection measure were dealt with by the High Court; or

(c)the family court, unless, applying rule 5.4, the application should be made to the High Court.

Application under Article 14(2)E+W

38.15.(1) This rule applies where an Article 14 certificate has been issued in a Member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom or Denmark.

(2) A protected person or person causing the risk may apply to the court to stay, suspend or withdraw the effects of recognition or, where applicable, the enforcement of the protection measure.

(3) An application under this rule must include a copy of the Article 14 certificate issued in the other Member State.

(4) On an application under this rule, the court must make such orders or give such directions as may be necessary to give effect to the Article 14 certificate.]