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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.
- district courts (tingsrätter).
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List of competent authorities
The central body and the authority competent to take decisions on requests pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation is:
Ministry of Justice (Justitiedepartementet)
Criminal Affairs and International Judicial Cooperation Unit (Enheten för brottmålsärenden och internationellt rättsligt samarbete)
Central authority (Centralmyndigheten)
SE-103 33 Stockholm
Tel.: (46-8) 405 45 00
Fax: (46-8) 405 46 76
Email address: ju.birs@gov.se
In addition to Swedish, English is also acceptable for completion of the forms.
Documents may be transmitted to Sweden by post, courier or fax, or, following agreement in an individual case, by other means.
Ministry of Justice
Criminal Affairs and International Judicial Cooperation Unit
Central authority
S-103 33 Stockholm
Tel.: (46-8) 405 45 00
Fax: (46-8) 405 46 76
Email address: ju.birs@gov.se
There are currently no such agreements or arrangements.
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