SUPPLEMENTARY RULES OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
Table of contents
Chapter I — Letters rogatory (Articles 1 to 3)
Chapter II — Legal aid (Articles 4 and 5)
Chapter III — Reports of perjury by a witness or expert (Articles 6 and 7)
— Final provisions (Articles 8 and 9)
Annex I — List referred to in Article 2(1)
Annex II — List referred to in Article 4(2)
Annex III — List referred to in Article 6
THE COURT OF JUSTICE,
Having regard to Article 207 of the Rules of Procedure(1),
Having regard to Article 46(3) of the act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(2),
Having regard to Article 45 of the act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community(3),
Whereas:
(1) On 25 September 2012 the Court adopted new Rules of Procedure containing various amendments, both of substance and of form, in relation to the previous Rules, which they repealed. Those amendments concern, in particular, the terminology used in the new Rules of Procedure and the procedure followed when legal aid is granted. Those alterations must, therefore, be reflected in the wording of the Supplementary Rules.
(2) In consequence of several Member States’ designation of new authorities responsible for the handling of the matters referred to in Articles 2, 4 and 6 of the Supplementary Rules and of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007 and of the Republic of Croatia on 1 July 2013, it would furthermore appear necessary to bring up to date the lists in the three annexes to those Rules.
With the Council’s approval given on 17 December 2013,
HAS ADOPTED THESE SUPPLEMENTARY RULES:
CHAPTER I
Letters rogatory
Article 1
1. Letters rogatory shall be issued in the form of an order which shall contain the names, forenames, description and address of the witness or expert, set out the facts on which the witness or expert is to be examined, name the parties, their agents, lawyers or advisers, indicate their addresses for service and briefly describe the subject-matter of the proceedings.
2. Notice of the order shall be served on the parties by the Registrar.
Article 2
1. The Registrar shall send the order to the competent authority named in Annex I of the Member State in whose territory the witness or expert is to be examined. Where necessary, the order shall be accompanied by a translation into the official languages of the Member State to which it is addressed.
2. The authority named pursuant to paragraph 1 shall pass on the order to the judicial authority which is competent according to its national law.
3. The competent judicial authority shall give effect to the letters rogatory in accordance with its national law. After implementation the competent judicial authority shall transmit to the authority named pursuant to paragraph 1 the order embodying the letters rogatory, any documents arising from the implementation and a detailed statement of costs. These documents shall be sent to the Registrar of the Court.
4. The Registrar shall be responsible for the translation of the documents into the language of the case.
Article 3
The Court shall defray the expenses occasioned by the letters rogatory without prejudice to the right to charge them, where appropriate, to the parties.
CHAPTER II
Legal aid
Article 4
1. The Court, by any order by which it decides that a person is entitled to receive legal aid, shall order that a lawyer be appointed to act for him.
2. If the person does not indicate his choice of lawyer, or if the Court considers that his choice is unacceptable, the Registrar shall send a copy of the order and of the application for legal aid to the authority named in Annex II, being the competent authority of the State concerned.
3. The Court, in the light of the suggestions made by that authority, shall of its own motion appoint a lawyer to act for the person concerned.
Article 5
The Court shall adjudicate on the lawyer’s expenses and fees; on request, an advance on those expenses and fees may be paid.
CHAPTER III
Reports of perjury by a witness or expert
Article 6
The Court, after hearing the Advocate General, may decide to report to the competent authority referred to in Annex III of the Member State whose courts have penal jurisdiction any case of perjury on the part of a witness or expert before the Court.
Article 7
The Registrar shall be responsible for communicating the decision of the Court. The decision shall set out the facts and circumstances on which the report is based.
Final provisions
Article 8
These Supplementary Rules replace the Supplementary Rules of 4 December 1974 (
OJ L 350, 28.12.1974, p. 29
), as most recently amended on 21 February 2006 (
OJ L 72, 11.3.2006, p. 1
).
Article 9
1. These Rules, which shall be authentic in the languages referred to in Article 36 of the Rules of Procedure, shall be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union
.
2. These Rules shall enter into force on the date of their publication.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 January 2014.
(1)
OJ L 265, 29.9.2012, p. 1
, as amended on 18 June 2013 (
OJ L 173, 26.6.2013, p. 65
).
(2)
OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203
.
(3)
OJ L 112, 24.4.2012, p. 21
.
ANNEX I
List referred to in Article 2(1)
Belgium
Service public fédéral Justice – Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie
Bulgaria
Министър на правосъдието
Czech Republic
Ministr spravedlnosti
Denmark
Justitsministeriet
Germany
Bundesministerium der Justiz
Estonia
Justiitsministeerium
Ireland
Minister for Justice and Equality
Greece
Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων
Spain
Ministerio de Justicia
France
Ministère de la justice
Croatia
Ministarstvo pravosuđa
Italy
Ministero della Giustizia
Cyprus
Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης και Δημόσιας Τάξεως
Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija
Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija
Luxembourg
Parquet général
Hungary
Közigazgatási és Igazságügyi Minisztérium
Malta
Avukat Ġenerali
Netherlands
Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie
Austria
Bundesministerium für Justiz
Poland
Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości
Portugal
Ministro da Justiça
Romania
Ministerul Justiției
Slovenia
Ministrstvo za pravosodje
Slovakia
Minister spravodlivosti
Finland
Oikeusministeriö
Sweden
Regeringskansliet Justitiedepartementet
United Kingdom
Secretary of State for the Home Department
ANNEX II
List referred to in Article 4(2)
Belgium
Service public fédéral Justice – Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie
Bulgaria
Министър на правосъдието
Czech Republic
Česká advokátní komora
Denmark
Justitsministeriet
Germany
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer
Estonia
Justiitsministeerium
Ireland
Minister for Justice and Equality
Greece
Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων
Spain
Consejo General de la Abogacía Española
France
Ministère de la justice
Croatia
Ministarstvo pravosuđa
Italy
Ministero della Giustizia
Cyprus
Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης και Δημόσιας Τάξεως
Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu ministrija
Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija
Luxembourg
Ministère de la justice
Hungary
Közigazgatási és Igazságügyi Minisztérium
Malta
Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Gustizzja
Netherlands
Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten
Austria
Bundesministerium für Justiz
Poland
Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości
Portugal
Ministro da Justiça
Romania
Uniunea Națională a Barourilor din România
Slovenia
Ministrstvo za pravosodje
Slovakia
Slovenská advokátska komora
Finland
Oikeusministeriö
Sweden
Sveriges advokatsamfund
United Kingdom
The Law Society, London (for applicants residing in England or Wales)
The Law Society of Scotland, Edinburgh (for applicants residing in Scotland)
The Law Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast (for applicants residing in Northern Ireland)
ANNEX III
List referred to in Article 6
Belgium
Service public fédéral Justice – Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie
Bulgaria
Върховна касационна прокуратура на Република България
Czech Republic
Nejvyšší státní zastupitelství
Denmark
Justitsministeriet
Germany
Bundesministerium der Justiz
Estonia
Riigiprokuratuur
Ireland
The Office of the Attorney General
Greece
Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων
Spain
Consejo General del Poder Judicial
France
Ministère de la justice
Croatia
Zamjenik Glavnog državnog odvjetnika
Italy
Ministero della Giustizia
Cyprus
Γενικός Εισαγγελέας της Δημοκρατίας
Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Ģenerālprokuratūra
Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra
Luxembourg
Parquet général
Hungary
Közigazgatási és Igazságügyi Minisztérium
Malta
Avukat Ġenerali
Netherlands
Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie
Austria
Bundesministerium für Justiz
Poland
Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości
Portugal
Ministro da Justiça
Romania
Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție
Slovenia
Ministrstvo za pravosodje
Slovakia
Minister spravodlivosti
Finland
Keskusrikospoliisi
Sweden
Åklagarmyndigheten
United Kingdom
Her Majesty’s Attorney General (for witnesses or experts residing in England or Wales)
Her Majesty’s Advocate General (for witnesses or experts residing in Scotland)
Her Majesty’s Attorney General (for witnesses or experts residing in Northern Ireland)
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