council regul ec cooper court member state take evid civil commerci matter council european union regard treati establish european commun articl articl thereof regard initi feder republ germani regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe european union set object maintain develop european union area freedom secur justic free movement person ensur gradual establish area commun adopt measur relat judici cooper civil matter need proper function intern market purpos proper function intern market cooper court take evid improv simplifi acceler meet tamper octob european council recal procedur legisl cross border case take evid prepar area fall scope articl treati object propos action improv cooper court take evid civil commerci matter suffici achiev member state achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl regul achiev object date bind instrument member state take evid hagu convent march take evid abroad civil commerci matter appli member state european union essenti decis civil commerci matter pend court member state evid member state commun activ limit field transmiss judici extrajudici document civil commerci matter fall scope council regul ec serv member state judici extrajudici document civil commerci matter continu improv cooper court member state field take evid effici judici procedur civil commerci matter requir transmiss execut request perform take evid made directli rapid mean member state court speed transmiss request perform take evid warrant mean provid condit legibl reliabl document receiv observ ensur utmost clariti legal certainti request perform take evid transmit form complet languag member state request court languag accept state reason form commun relev court request perform take evid execut expediti request execut dai receipt request court inform request court state reason prevent request execut swiftli secur effect regul possibl refus execut request perform take evid confin strictli limit except situat request court execut request accord law member state parti repres present perform take evid provid law member state request court order follow proceed compar evid member state request court request particip order activ role perform take evid condit particip determin request court accord law member state repres request court present perform take evid compat law member state request court order improv possibl evalu evid request particip condit laid request court accord law member state order activ role perform take evid order facilit take evid court member state accord law member state evid directli member state accept condit determin central bodi compet author request member state execut request articl give rise claim reimburs tax cost request court requir reimburs fee paid expert interpret cost occas applic articl born court case request court measur ensur reimburs delai opinion expert requir request court execut request request court adequ deposit advanc cost regul prevail provis appli field applic contain intern convent conclud member state member state free adopt agreement arrang facilit cooper take evid inform transmit pursuant regul enjoi protect direct ec european parliament council octob protect individu regard process person data free movement data direct ec european parliament council decemb process person data protect privaci telecommun sector applic specif provis data protect regul measur implement regul adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss proper function regul commiss review applic propos amend unit kingdom ireland accord articl protocol posit unit kingdom ireland annex treati european union treati establish european commun notic part adopt applic regul denmark accord articl protocol posit denmark annex treati european union treati establish european commun particip adopt regul bound subject applic adopt regul chapter gener provis articl scope regul appli civil commerci matter court member state accord provis law state request compet court member state evid evid directli member state request made obtain evid intend judici proceed commenc contempl regul term quot member state quot member state except denmark articl direct transmiss court request pursuant articl hereinaft refer quot request quot transmit court proceed commenc contempl hereinaft refer quot request court quot directli compet court member state hereinaft refer quot request court quot perform take evid member state draw list court compet perform take evid regul list territori special jurisdict court articl central bodi member state design central bodi respons suppli inform court seek solut difficulti aris respect request forward except case request request court request compet court feder state state legal system appli state autonom territori entiti free design central bodi member state design central bodi refer paragraph compet author i respons take decis request pursuant articl chapter ii transmiss execut request section transmiss request articl form content request request made form form annex detail request request court name address parti proceed repres natur subject matter case statement fact descript take evid perform request examin person address es person examin question put person examin statement fact examin refer refus testifi law member state request court requir examin carri oath affirm lieu thereof special form inform request court deem request form take evid document object inspect request pursuant articl articl inform applic thereof request document accompani request exempt authent equival formal document request court deem enclos execut request accompani translat languag request written articl languag request commun pursuant regul drawn offici languag request member state offici languag member state offici languag offici languag place request take evid perform languag request member state accept member state offici languag languag institut european commun accept complet form articl transmiss request commun request commun pursuant regul transmit swiftest mean request member state accept transmiss carri mean provid document receiv accur reflect content document forward inform legibl section receipt request articl receipt request dai receipt request request compet court send acknowledg receipt request court form annex request compli condit laid articl request court enter note effect acknowledg receipt execut request made form annex compli condit laid articl fall jurisdict court transmit forward request compet court member state inform request court thereof form annex articl incomplet request request execut inform pursuant articl request court inform request court thereof delai latest dai receipt request form annex request send miss inform precis request execut deposit advanc accord articl request court inform request court thereof delai latest dai receipt request form annex inform request court deposit advanc made request court acknowledg receipt deposit advanc delai latest dai receipt deposit advanc form articl complet request request court note acknowledg receipt pursuant articl request compli condit laid articl inform request court pursuant articl request execut inform pursuant articl time limit pursuant articl begin run request court receiv request duli complet request court ask deposit advanc accord articl time limit begin run deposit advanc made section take evid request court articl gener provis execut request request court execut request delai latest dai receipt request request court execut request accord law member state request court call request execut accord special procedur provid law member state form annex request court compli requir procedur incompat law member state request court reason major practic difficulti request court compli requir reason inform request court form annex request court request court commun technolog perform take evid videoconfer teleconfer request court compli requir incompat law member state request court reason major practic difficulti request court compli requir reason inform request court form annex access technic mean refer request request court mean made court mutual agreement articl perform presenc particip parti provid law member state request court parti repres present perform take evid request court request court request inform request court parti repres present particip request form annex inform time particip parti repres request perform take evid request court determin accord articl condit particip request court notifi parti repres time place proceed place condit particip form annex paragraph affect possibl request court parti repres present particip perform take evid possibl provid law member state articl perform presenc particip repres request court compat law member state request court repres request court present perform take evid request court purpos articl term quot repres quot includ member judici personnel design request court accord law member state request court design accord law member state person expert request court request inform request court repres present particip request form annex inform time particip repres request court request perform take evid request court determin accord articl condit particip request court notifi request court time place proceed place condit repres particip form annex articl coerciv measur execut request request court appli coerciv measur instanc extent provid law member state request court execut request made purpos nation author parti concern articl refus execut request hear person execut person concern claim refus give evid prohibit give evid law member state request court law member state request court request instanc request court confirm request court addit ground refer paragraph execut request refus request fall scope regul set articl execut request law member state request court fall function judiciari request court compli request request court complet request pursuant articl dai request court ask deposit advanc ask accord articl made dai request court ask deposit advanc execut refus request court sole ground law member state court member state exclus jurisdict subject matter action law member state admit action execut request refus ground refer paragraph request court notifi request court thereof dai receipt request request court form annex articl notif delai request court posit execut request dai receipt inform request court thereof form annex ground delai estim time request court expect execut request articl procedur execut request request court send delai request court document establish execut request return document receiv request court document accompani confirm execut form annex section direct take evid request court articl court request evid directli member state submit request central bodi compet author refer articl state form annex direct take evid place perform voluntari basi coerciv measur direct take evid impli person heard request court inform person perform place voluntari basi take evid perform member judici personnel person expert design accord law member state request court dai receiv request central bodi compet author request member state inform request court request accept condit law member state perform carri form central bodi compet author assign court member state part perform take evid order ensur proper applic articl condit set central bodi compet author encourag commun technolog videoconfer teleconfer central bodi compet author refus direct take evid request fall scope regul set articl request inform pursuant articl direct take evid request contrari fundament principl law member state prejudic condit laid accord paragraph request court execut request accord law member state section cost articl execut request accord articl give rise claim reimburs tax cost request court requir request court ensur reimburs delai fee paid expert interpret cost occas applic articl duti parti bear fee cost govern law member state request court opinion expert requir request court execut request request court adequ deposit advanc request cost case deposit advanc condit execut request deposit advanc made parti provid law member state request court chapter iii final provis articl implement rule commiss draw regularli updat manual electron inform provid member state accord articl agreement arrang forc articl updat make technic amend standard form set annex carri accord advisori procedur set articl articl committe commiss assist committe refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli committe adopt rule procedur articl relationship exist futur agreement arrang member state regul relat matter appli prevail provis contain bilater multilater agreement arrang conclud member state hagu convent march civil procedur hagu convent march take evid abroad civil commerci matter relat member state parti thereto regul preclud member state maintain conclud agreement arrang facilit take evid provid compat regul member state send commiss juli copi agreement arrang maintain member state refer paragraph copi agreement arrang conclud member state refer paragraph draft agreement arrang intend adopt denunci amend agreement arrang articl commun juli member state commun commiss list pursuant articl indic territori special jurisdict court name address central bodi compet author pursuant articl indic territori jurisdict technic mean receipt request court list pursuant articl languag accept request refer articl member state inform commiss subsequ inform articl review januari year commiss present european parliament council econom social committe report applic regul pai special attent practic applic articl articl articl entri forc regul enter forc juli regul appli januari articl appli juli regul bind entireti directli applic member state accord treati establish european commun brussel council presid bodström oj opinion deliv march publish offici journal opinion deliv 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