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Automatic Recognition of Cross-Border Adoptions

Summary

A proposal for a new EU regulation to ensure that domestic adoptions made in one Member State are automatically recognized in all others.
10 02.02.2017
Other
justice
civil law
human rights
social policy
administrative law

Key points

  • The proposal aims to establish automatic cross-border recognition for domestic adoption orders within the EU.
  • The regulation is intended to apply to adoption orders made on or after January 1, 2019.
  • Member States must communicate their national court information to the Commission by July 1, 2018.
  • The Commission is required to present a report on the application of this regulation by December 31, 2024, and every five years thereafter.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on cross border aspects of adoptions Cross-border aspects of adoptions
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