council direct ec januari improv access justic cross border disput establish minimum common rule relat legal aid disput council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe european union set object maintain develop area freedom secur justic free movement person ensur gradual establish area commun adopt measur relat judici cooper civil matter cross border implic need proper function intern market articl treati measur includ measur elimin obstacl good function civil proceed promot compat rule civil procedur applic member state tamper european council octob call council establish minimum standard ensur adequ level legal aid cross border case union member state contract parti european convent protect human right fundament freedom novemb matter refer direct dealt complianc convent respect principl equal parti disput direct seek promot applic legal aid cross border disput person lack suffici resourc aid secur effect access justic gener recognis access justic reaffirm articl charter fundament right european union lack resourc litig act claimant defend difficulti flow disput cross border dimens allow hamper effect access justic object direct suffici achiev member state act achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl direct order achiev object main purpos direct guarante adequ level legal aid cross border disput lai minimum common standard relat legal aid disput council direct suitabl legisl instrument purpos direct appli cross border disput civil commerci matter person involv civil commerci disput scope direct assert right court person financi situat make imposs bear cost proceed legal aid regard recipi effect access justic condit laid direct legal aid cover pre litig advic view reach settlement prior bring legal proceed legal assist bring case court represent court assist exempt cost proceed left law member state court sit enforc sought cost proceed includ cost oppon impos recipi legal aid union citizen domicil habitu resid territori member state elig legal aid cross border disput meet condit provid direct appli countri nation habitu lawfulli resid member state member state left free defin threshold person presum bear cost proceed condit defin direct threshold defin light object factor incom capit famili situat object direct attain legal aid applic possibl prove bear cost proceed resourc exce threshold defin member state court sit make assess legal aid grant basi author member state court sit account inform fact applic satisfi criteria respect financi elig member state domicil habitu resid possibl instant case resort mechan ensur effect access justic form legal aid warrant presumpt person concern bear cost procedur unfavour financi situat member state allow reject applic legal aid respect manifestli unfound action ground relat merit case pre litig advic offer access justic guarante take decis merit applic member state reject legal aid applic applic claim damag reput suffer materi financi loss applic concern claim aris directli applic trade emploi profess complex differ legal system member state cost inher cross border dimens disput preclud access justic legal aid cover cost directli connect cross border dimens disput physic presenc person court requir court member state consider full advantag possibl offer council regul ec cooper court member state take evid civil commerci matter legal aid grant cover entir proceed includ expens incur judgment enforc recipi continu receiv aid appeal brought recipi condit relat financi resourc substanc disput remain fulfil legal aid grant term convent legal proceed court procedur mediat recours requir law order court legal aid grant enforc authent instrument member state condit defin direct legal aid member state court sit enforc sought pre litig assist legal aid applic domicil habitu resid member state court sit member state appli legisl complianc principl direct legal aid grant refus compet author member state court sit judgment enforc case court case substanc decid jurisdict judici cooper civil matter organis member state encourag inform public profession circl simplifi acceler transmiss legal aid applic member state notif transmiss mechan provid direct inspir directli european agreement transmiss applic legal aid sign strasbourg januari hereinaft refer quot agreement quot time limit provid agreement set transmiss legal aid applic short time limit contribut smooth oper justic inform transmit pursuant direct 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 direct establish standard form legal aid applic transmiss legal aid applic event cross border litig make procedur easier faster applic form nation applic form made european level inform system european judici network establish accord decis ec measur implement direct adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss establish minimum standard cross border disput prevent member state make provis favour arrang legal aid applic recipi agreement addit protocol european agreement transmiss applic legal aid sign moscow remain applic relat member state countri parti agreement protocol direct take preced provis contain agreement protocol relat member state unit kingdom ireland notic particip adopt direct accord articl protocol posit unit kingdom ireland annex treati european union treati establish european commun accord articl protocol posit denmark annex treati european union treati establish european commun denmark take part adopt direct bound subject applic adopt direct chapter scope definit articl aim scope purpos direct improv access justic cross border disput establish minimum common rule relat legal aid disput appli cross border disput civil commerci matter natur court tribun extend revenu custom administr matter direct quot member state quot member state except denmark articl cross border disput purpos direct cross border disput parti appli legal aid context direct domicil habitu resid member state member state court sit decis enforc member state parti domicil determin accord articl council regul ec decemb jurisdict recognit enforc judgment civil commerci matter relev moment determin cross border disput time applic submit accord direct chapter ii legal aid articl legal aid natur person involv disput cover direct entitl receiv legal aid order ensur effect access justic accord condit laid direct legal aid consid guarante pre litig advic view reach settlement prior bring legal proceed legal assist represent court exempt assist cost proceed recipi includ cost refer articl fee person mandat court perform act proceed member state lose parti liabl cost oppos parti recipi lose case legal aid cover cost incur oppos parti cover cost recipi domicil habitu resid member state court sit member state provid legal assist represent court tribun proceed design enabl litig make case person court compet author decid order ensur equal parti view complex case member state request legal aid recipi pai reason contribut cost proceed take account condit refer articl member state provid compet author decid recipi legal aid refund part financi situat substanti improv decis grant legal aid basi inaccur inform recipi articl discrimin member state grant legal aid discrimin union citizen countri nation resid lawfulli member state chapter iii condit extent legal aid articl condit relat financi resourc member state grant legal aid person refer articl partli total unabl meet cost proceed refer articl result econom situat order ensur effect access justic econom situat person assess compet author member state court sit light object factor incom capit famili situat includ assess resourc person financi depend applic member state defin threshold legal aid applic deem partli total bear cost proceed set articl threshold defin basi criteria defin paragraph articl threshold defin paragraph articl prevent legal aid applic threshold grant legal aid prove unabl pai cost proceed refer articl result differ cost live member state domicil habitu resid forum legal aid grant applic enjoi instant case effect access mechan cover cost proceed refer articl articl condit relat substanc disput member state provid legal aid applic action manifestli unfound reject compet author pre litig advic offer benefit legal aid refus cancel ground relat merit case access justic guarante take decis merit applic prejudic articl member state import individu case applic account natur case applic claim damag reput suffer materi financi loss applic concern claim aris directli applic trade emploi profess articl cost relat cross border natur disput legal aid grant member state court sit cover cost directli relat cross border natur disput interpret translat document requir court compet author present recipi resolut case travel cost born applic physic presenc person concern present applic case requir court law court member state court decid person concern heard satisfact court mean articl cost cover member state domicil habitu resid member state legal aid applic domicil habitu resid provid legal aid refer articl cover cost relat assist local lawyer person entitl law give legal advic incur member state applic legal aid receiv accord direct member state court sit translat applic support document applic submit author member state articl continu legal aid legal aid continu grant total partial recipi cover expens incur judgment enforc member state court sit recipi member state court sit receiv legal aid receiv legal aid provid law member state recognit enforc sought legal aid continu appeal brought recipi subject articl member state make provis examin applic stage proceed ground set articl includ proceed refer paragraph articl articl extrajudici procedur legal aid extend extrajudici procedur condit defin direct law requir parti parti disput order court recours articl authent instrument legal aid grant enforc authent instrument member state condit defin direct chapter iv procedur articl author grant legal aid legal aid grant refus compet author member state court sit prejudic articl articl introduct transmiss legal aid applic legal aid applic submit compet author member state applic domicil habitu resid transmit author compet author member state court sit decis enforc receiv author legal aid applic complet support document translat offici languag languag member state compet receiv author correspond languag commun institut languag member state accept accord articl compet transmit author decid refus transmit applic manifestli unfound scope direct condit refer articl appli decis compet transmit author assist applic ensur applic accompani support document requir enabl applic determin assist applic provid translat support document accord articl compet transmit author transmit applic compet receiv author member state dai receipt applic duli complet languag refer paragraph support document translat languag document transmit direct exempt legalis equival formal member state charg servic render accord paragraph member state legal aid applic domicil habitu resid lai applic repai cost translat born compet transmit author applic legal aid reject compet author articl compet author languag member state design author author compet send transmit author receiv receiv author applic member state provid commiss inform name address compet receiv transmit author refer paragraph geograph area jurisdict mean receiv applic languag complet applic member state notifi commiss offici languag languag commun institut accept compet receiv author complet legal aid applic receiv accord direct member state commun commiss inform refer paragraph novemb subsequ modif inform notifi commiss month modif enter forc member state inform refer paragraph publish offici journal european commun articl process applic nation author empow rule legal aid applic ensur applic fulli inform process applic applic total partial reject reason reject member state make provis review appeal decis reject legal aid applic member state exempt case request legal aid reject court tribun decis subject case judici remedi nation law court appeal appeal decis refus cancel legal aid virtu articl administr natur ultim subject judici review articl standard form facilit transmiss standard form legal aid applic transmiss applic establish accord procedur set articl standard form transmiss legal aid applic establish latest standard form legal aid applic establish latest novemb chapter final provis articl committe commiss assist committe refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli committe adopt rule procedur articl inform compet nation author cooper provid gener public profession circl inform system legal aid european judici network establish accord decis ec articl favour provis direct prevent member state make provis favour arrang legal aid applic recipi articl relat instrument direct member state relat matter appli preced provis contain bilater multilater agreement conclud member state includ european agreement transmiss applic legal aid sign strasbourg januari amend addit protocol european agreement transmiss applic legal aid sign moscow hagu convent octob intern access justic articl transposit nation law member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct novemb except articl transposit direct nation law place forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl entri forc direct enter forc date public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state accord treati establish european commun brussel januari council presid papandr oj opinion deliv septemb publish offici journal oj oj oj oj oj oj oj regul amend commiss regul ec oj