European Enforcement Orders

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Jul 18, 2017
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The European Enforcement Order is a certificate which accompanies a judgment, a court settlement or an authentic instrument and which allows this judgment, settlement or instrument to freely circulate in the European Union. As such, this certificate constitutes a 'European judicial passport' for decisions, settlements, and authentic instruments.

A European Enforcement Order is needed to enforce in a member state a judgment given, a court settlement approved by or concluded before a court or an authentic instrument drafted in another member state and which concerns an uncontested claim. When a European Enforcement Order is obtained, there is no need to obtain a declaration of enforceability in the member state where the enforcement of the judgment, court settlement or authentic instrument is sought.

Useful links
Court of Session Rules Scottish Courts and Tribunals website (External link)
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Practice Guide


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