brussel convent jurisdict enforc judgment civil commerci matter consolid version cf preambl high contract parti treati establish european econom commun desir implement provis articl treati virtu undertook secur simplif formal govern reciproc recognit enforc judgment court tribun anxiou strengthen commun legal protect person establish purpos determin intern jurisdict court facilit recognit introduc expediti procedur secur enforc judgment authent instrument court settlement decid conclud convent end design plenipotentiari majesti king belgian mr pierr harmel minist foreign affair presid feder republ germani mr willi brandt vicechancellor minist foreign affair presid french republ mr michel debré minist foreign affair presid italian republ mr giusepp medici minist foreign affair royal high grand duke luxembourg mr pierr grégoir minist foreign affair majesti queen netherland mr lun minist foreign affair meet council exchang full power found good due form agre titl scope articl convent appli civil commerci matter natur court tribun convent appli statu legal capac natur person right properti aris matrimoni relationship will success bankruptci proceed relat wind insolv compani legal person judici arrang composit analog proceed social secur arbitr titl ii jurisdict section gener provis articl subject provis convent person domicil contract state nation su court state person nation state domicil govern rule jurisdict applic nation state articl person domicil contract state su court contract state virtu rule set section titl provis applic belgium articl civil code code civil provis articl bi law march jurisdict loi sur la compétenc feder republ germani articl code civil procedur zivilprozeßordnung franc articl civil code code civil itali articl articl no code civil procedur codic di procedura civil luxembourg articl civil code code civil netherland articl code civil procedur wetboek van burgerlijk rechtsvord articl defend domicil contract state jurisdict court contract state subject provis articl determin law state defend person domicil contract state nation avail state rule jurisdict forc paragraph articl nation state section special jurisdict articl person domicil contract state contract state su matter relat contract court place perform oblig question matter relat mainten court place mainten creditor domicil habitu resid matter relat tort delict quasi delict court place harm event occur civil claim damag restitut base act give rise crimin proceed court seis proceed extent court jurisdict law entertain civil proceed disput aris oper branch agenc establish court place branch agenc establish situat articl person domicil contract state su number defend court place domicil parti action warranti guarante parti proceed court seis origin proceed institut sole object remov jurisdict court compet case counterclaim aris contract fact origin claim base court origin claim pend section jurisdict matter relat insur articl matter relat insur jurisdict determin section prejudic provis articl articl insur domicil contract state su court state contract state court place polici holder domicil insur defend court contract state domicil insur provis jurisdict law court seis matter su contract state domicil court place agent act intermediari make contract insur domicil provid domicil mention insur polici propos insur domicil contract state branch agenc contract state disput aris oper branch agenc deem domicil state articl respect liabil insur insur immov properti insur addit su court place harm event occur appli movabl immov properti cover insur polici advers affect conting articl respect liabil insur insur law court permit join proceed injur parti brought insur provis articl appli action brought injur parti directli insur direct action permit law govern direct action polici holder insur join parti action court jurisdict articl prejudic provis paragraph articl insur bring proceed court contract state defend domicil irrespect polici holder insur beneficiari provis section affect bring counterclaim court accord section origin claim pend articl provis section depart agreement enter disput arisen polici holder insur beneficiari bring proceed court section conclud polici holder insur domicil contract state effect confer jurisdict court state harm event occur abroad provid agreement contrari law state section jurisdict matter relat instal sale loan articl matter relat sale good instal credit term loan expressli made financ sale good repay instal jurisdict determin section prejudic provis articl articl seller lender domicil contract state su court state court contract state buyer borrow domicil proceed brought seller buyer lender borrow court state defend domicil provis affect bring counterclaim court accord section origin claim pend articl provis section depart agreement enter disput arisen buyer borrow bring proceed court section conclud buyer seller borrow lender domicil habitu resid contract state confer jurisdict court state provid agreement contrari law state section exclus jurisdict articl court exclus jurisdict domicil proceed object right rem tenanc immov properti court contract state properti situat proceed object valid constitut nulliti dissolut compani legal person associ natur legal person decis organ court contract state compani legal person associ seat proceed object valid entri public regist court contract state regist proceed concern registr valid patent trade mark design similar right requir deposit regist court contract state deposit registr appli place term intern convent deem place proceed concern enforc judgment court contract state judgment enforc section prorog jurisdict articl parti domicil contract state agreement write oral agreement evidenc write agre court court contract state jurisdict settl disput arisen aris connect legal relationship court court exclus jurisdict agreement confer jurisdict legal forc contrari provis articl court jurisdict purport exclud exclus jurisdict virtu articl agreement confer jurisdict conclud benefit parti parti retain bring proceed court jurisdict virtu convent articl jurisdict deriv provis convent court contract state defend enter appear jurisdict rule appli appear enter sole contest jurisdict court exclus jurisdict virtu articl section examin jurisdict admiss articl court contract state seis claim princip concern matter court contract state exclus jurisdict virtu articl declar motion jurisdict articl defend domicil contract state su court contract state enter appear court declar motion jurisdict jurisdict deriv provis convent court stai proceed long shown defend receiv document institut proceed suffici time enabl arrang defenc step end provis forego paragraph replac articl hagu convent novemb servic abroad judici extrajudici document civil commerci matter document institut proceed notic thereof transmit abroad accord convent section li penden relat action articl proceed involv action parti brought court contract state court court seis motion declin jurisdict favour court court requir declin jurisdict stai proceed jurisdict court contest articl relat action brought court contract state court court seis action pend instanc stai proceed court court seis applic parti declin jurisdict law court permit consolid relat action court seis jurisdict action purpos articl action deem relat close connect expedi hear determin avoid risk irreconcil judgment result separ proceed articl action exclus jurisdict court court court seis declin jurisdict favour court section provision includ protect measur articl applic made court contract state provision includ protect measur law state convent court contract state jurisdict substanc matter titl iii recognit enforc articl purpos convent judgment mean judgment court tribun contract state judgment call includ decre order decis writ execut determin cost expens offic court section recognit articl judgment contract state recogn contract state special procedur requir interest parti rais recognit judgment princip issu disput accord procedur provid section titl appli decis judgment recogn outcom proceed court contract state depend determin incident question recognit court jurisdict question articl judgment recogn recognit contrari public polici state recognit sought default appear defend duli serv document institut proceed suffici time enabl arrang defenc judgment irreconcil judgment disput parti state recognit sought court state judgment order arriv judgment decid preliminari question statu legal capac natur person right properti aris matrimoni relationship will success conflict rule privat intern law state recognit sought result reach applic rule privat intern law state articl judgment recogn conflict provis section titl ii case provid articl examin ground jurisdict refer forego paragraph court author appli bound find fact court state judgment base jurisdict subject provis paragraph jurisdict court state judgment review test public polici refer articl appli rule relat jurisdict articl circumst foreign judgment review substanc articl court contract state recognit sought judgment contract state stai proceed ordinari appeal judgment lodg section enforc articl judgment contract state enforc state enforc contract state applic interest parti order enforc issu articl applic submit belgium tribun de premier instanc rechtbank van eerst aanleg feder republ germani presid judg chamber landgericht franc presid judg tribun de grand instanc itali cort appello luxembourg presid judg tribun arrondiss netherland presid judg arrondissementsrechtbank jurisdict local court determin refer place domicil parti enforc sought domicil state enforc sought determin refer place enforc articl procedur make applic govern law state enforc sought applic give address servic process area jurisdict court appli law state enforc sought provid furnish address applic appoint repres ad litem document refer articl attach applic articl court appli give decis delai parti enforc sought stage proceed entitl make submiss applic applic refus reason articl circumst foreign judgment review substanc articl offic court delai bring decis applic notic applic accord procedur laid law state enforc sought articl enforc author parti enforc sought appeal decis month servic thereof parti domicil contract state decis author enforc time appeal month run date servic person resid extens time grant account distanc articl appeal decis author enforc lodg accord rule govern procedur contenti matter belgium tribun de premièr instanc rechtbank van eerst annleg feder republ germani oberlandesgericht franc cour appel itali cort appello luxembourg cour supérieur de justic sit court civil appeal netherland arrondissementsrechtbank judgment appeal contest appeal cassat feder republ germani rechtsbeschwerd articl court appeal paragraph articl lodg applic appel stai proceed ordinari appeal lodg judgment state judgment time appeal expir case court time appeal lodg court make enforc condit provis secur determin articl time appeal pursuant articl appeal determin measur enforc protect measur properti parti enforc sought decis author enforc carri power proce protect measur articl applic enforc refus applic appeal belgium cour appel hof van beroep feder republ germani oberlandesgericht franc cour appel itali cort appello luxembourg cour supérieur de justic sit court civil appeal netherland gerechtshof parti enforc sought summon appel court fail provis paragraph articl appli domicil contract state articl judgment appeal provid articl contest appeal cassat feder republ germani rechtsbeschwerd articl foreign judgment respect matter enforc author court author enforc applic request partial enforc judgment articl foreign judgment order period payment penalti enforc state enforc sought amount payment final determin court state judgment articl applic grant legal aid state judgment automat qualifi legal aid procedur provid articl articl secur bond deposit requir parti contract state appli enforc judgment contract state ground foreign nation domicil resid state enforc sought section common provis articl parti seek recognit appli enforc judgment produc copi judgment satisfi condit establish authent case judgment default origin certifi true copi document establish parti default serv document institut proceed articl parti appli enforc produc document establish law state judgment enforc serv document show aplic receipt legal aid state judgment articl document articl produc court time product accept equival document consid suffici inform dispens product court requir translat document produc translat certifi person qualifi contract state articl legal similar formal requir respect document refer articl paragraph articl respect document appoint repres ad litem titl iv authent instrument court settlement articl document formal drawn regist authent instrument enforc contract state contract state order enforc issu applic made accord procedur provid articl seq applic refus enforc instrument contrari public polici state enforc sought instrument produc satisfi condit establish authent state origin provis section titl iii appli articl settlement approv court proceed enforc state conclud enforc state enforc sought condit authent instrument titl gener provis articl order determin parti domicil contract state court seis matter court appli intern law parti domicil state court seis matter order determin parti domicil contract state court appli law state domicil parti determin accord nation law law domicil depend person seat author articl purpos convent seat compani legal person associ natur legal person treat domicil order determin seat court appli rule privat intern law titl vi transit provis articl provis convent appli legal proceed institut document formal drawn regist authent instrument entri forc judgment date entri forc convent proceed institut date recogn enforc accord provis titl iii jurisdict found rule accord provid titl ii convent convent conclud state origin state address forc proceed institut titl vii relationship convent articl subject provis paragraph articl articl convent state parti supersed convent conclud convent belgium franc jurisdict valid enforc judgment arbitr award authent instrument sign pari juli convent belgium netherland jurisdict bankruptci valid enforc judgment arbitr award authent instrument sign brussel march convent franc itali enforc judgment civil commerci matter sign rome june convent germani itali recognit enforc judgment civil commerci matter sign rome march convent feder republ germani kingdom belgium mutual recognit enforc judgment arbitr award authent instrument civil commerci matter sign bonn june convent kingdom netherland italian republ recognit enforc judgment civil commerci matter sign rome april convent kingdom belgium italian republ recognit enforc judgment enforc instrument civil commerci matter sign rome april convent kingdom netherland feder republ germani mutual recognit enforc judgment enforc instrument civil commerci matter sign hagu august forc treati belgium netherland luxembourg jurisdict bankruptci valid enforc judgment arbitr award authent instrument sign brussel novemb articl treati convent refer articl continu effect relat matter convent appli continu effect respect judgment document formal drawn regist authent instrument entri forc convent articl convent affect convent contract state parti relat matter govern jurisdict recognit enforc judgment articl convent affect right grant swiss nation convent conclud june franc swiss confeder jurisdict enforc judgment civil matter articl convent prevent contract state assum convent recognit enforc judgment oblig state recogn judgment contract state defend domicil habitu resid state case provid articl judgment found ground jurisdict paragraph articl titl viii final provis articl convent appli european territori contract state french oversea depart french oversea territori kingdom netherland declar time sign ratifi convent time notifi secretari gener council european commun convent applic surinam netherland antil absenc declar respect netherland antil proceed take place european territori kingdom result appeal cassat judgment court netherland antil deem proceed take place court articl convent ratifi signatori state instrument ratif deposit secretari gener council european commun articl convent enter forc dai month deposit instrument ratif signatori state step articl contract state recogn state member european econom commun requir accept convent basi negoti contract state state ensur implement paragraph articl treati establish european econom commun adjust subject special convent contract state part member state part articl secretari gener council european commun notifi signatori state deposit instrument ratif date entri forc convent declar receiv pursuant paragraph articl declar receiv pursuant articl iv protocol commun made pursuant articl vi protocol articl protocol annex convent common accord contract state form integr part thereof articl convent conclud unlimit period articl contract state request revis convent event revis confer conven presid council european commun articl convent drawn singl origin dutch french german italian languag text equal authent deposit archiv secretariat council european commun secretari gener transmit certifi copi govern signatori state wit whereof undersign plenipotentiari sign convent brussel twenti seventh dai septemb year thousand hundr sixti majesti king belgian pierr harmel presid feder republ germani willi brandt presid french republ michel deeré presid italian republ giusepp medici royal high grand duke luxembourg pierr grégoir majesti queen netherland lun