- FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
- Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
- Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
- Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
- Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
- Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
- Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
- Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
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FINDING COMPETENT COURTS/AUTHORITIES
The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
- Jurisdiction of local courts
An application for a declaration of enforceability must be submitted to the President of the District Court.
Luxembourg District Court
Tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg
Cité judiciaire
L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 47 59 81-1
Fax: (+352) 47 59 81-2421
Diekirch District Court
Tribunal d'arrondissement de Diekirch
Palais de Justice
Place Guillaume
L-9237 Diekirch
Tel.: (+352) 80 32 14 - 1
Fax: (+352) 80 71 19 or (+352) 802484
Appeal against a decision on application for a declaration
High Court of Justice - Civil Bench
Cour Supérieure de Justice siégeant en matière d'appel civil
Cité judiciaire
L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 47 59 81-1
Fax: (+352) 47 59 81-2396
Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
Decisions given on first appeal may be contested only by a further appeal on a point of law (an appeal in cassation).
Court of Cassation
Cour de cassation
Cité judiciaire
L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 475981-2369/-2373
Fax : (+352) 475981-2773
Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
A defendant who did not enter an appearance in Luxembourg has the right to apply for a review of the decision before the competent court that gave the decision, under the conditions set out in Article 19(1) of the Regulation. Such applications must be submitted in the necessary format before the court that gave the decision subject to review.
Luxembourg Justice of the Peace Court
Justice de Paix de Luxembourg
Cité judiciaire Bâtiment JP, Plateau du Saint-Esprit
L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 47 59 81-1
Esch-sur-Alzette Justice of the Peace Court
Justice de paix d'Esch-sur-Alzette
Place Norbert Metz
L-4006 Esch-sur-Alzette
Pardons Department
Service du Gracieux (Ordonnances conditionnelles de paiement et saisies-arrêt sur revenus protégés): Tel.: (+352) 530 529 200 Fax: (+352) 530 529 201
Diekirch Justice of the Peace Court
Justice de paix de Diekirch
Bei der Aaler Kiirch
L-9201 Diekirch
Tel.: (+352) 80 88 53 - 1
Luxembourg District Court
Tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg
Cité judiciaire, Bâtiments TL, CO, JT
L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 47 59 81-1
Diekirch District Court
Tribunal d'arrondissement de Diekirch
Palais de Justice
Place Guillaume
L-9237 Diekirch
Tel: (+352) 80 32 14-1
Fax: (+352) 807119 or (+352) 82484
High Court of Justice
Cour Supérieure de Justice
Cité judiciaire, Bâtiment CR, Plateau du Saint-Esprit
L-2080 Luxembourg
Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
The Central Authority is the Public Prosecutor's Office at the High Court of Justice.
Public Prosecutor's Office
Parquet Général
Cité judiciaire L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 47 59 81 -2393/2329
Fax : (+352) 47 05 50
E-mail : parquet.general@justice.etat.lu
Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
The competent authority is the Public Prosecutor's Office at the High Court of Justice.
Public Prosecutor's Office
Parquet général
Cité judiciaire
L-2080 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 475981-2393/2329
Fax: (+352) 470550
Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
In addition to French, Luxembourg accepts German.
Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
In addition to French, Luxembourg accepts German.
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