Modernizing EU Court Cooperation in Evidence Collection

Summary

This regulation modernizes how EU courts cooperate to collect evidence in civil and commercial matters, focusing on digital communication and videoconferencing.
10 02.12.2020
Other
civil law
european union
information technology and data processing

Key points

  • Implementation of a decentralized IT system based on e-CODEX to ensure secure and reliable cross-border exchange of judicial information.
  • Encouragement of direct evidence collection through videoconferencing or other distance communication technologies for witnesses and experts.
  • Guarantee that the digital nature of evidence does not prevent its recognition or affect its perceived quality in other Member States.
  • Expansion of the definition of 'court' to include other competent national authorities, such as notaries or enforcement bodies.
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