Taking evidence

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NB! Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.

Notifications made under the new Regulation can be found here!


Article 2 – Requested courts

Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities

Article 3 – Central body

Ministry of Justice

Suur-Ameerika 1

10122 Tallinn

Estonia

Tel.: (372) 620 8183

Fax: (372) 620 8109

E-mail: central.authority@just.ee

Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms

Requests and communications are drawn up in the official language of the requested Member State, i.e. Estonian.

Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications

Requests may be sent by mail, fax or e-mail.

Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence

Ministry of Justice

Suur-Ameerika 1

10122 Tallinn

Estonia

Tel.: (372) 620 8183

Fax: (372) 620 8109

E-mail: central.authority@just.ee

Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)

The Agreement between the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Assistance and Legal Relationships.

The Agreement between Estonia and Poland on Granting Legal Assistance and Legal Relations on Civil, Labour and Criminal Matters.

Last update: 20/07/2022

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