Judgments in civil and commercial matters - Brussels I Regulation

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Recognising and enforcing judgements in civil and commercial matters - Brussels I Regulation


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Annex I - The rules of jurisdiction referred to in Article 3(2) and Article 4(2)

Article 54 of the Act on the Resolution of Conflicts of Laws with the Regulations of Other Countries in Specific Relations (Zakon o rješavanju sukoba zakona s propisima drugih zemalja u određenim odnosima);

Annex II - The courts or competent authorities to which the application referred to in Article 39 may be submitted

Municipal courts (općinski sudovi; sing. općinski sud) in civil matters and the Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb (Općinski građanski sud u Zagrebu) and commercial courts (trgovački sudovi; sing. trgovački sud) in commercial matters;

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Annex III - The courts with which appeals referred to in Article 43(2) may be lodged

In civil matters appeals may be lodged with the competent county courts (županijski sudovi; sing. županijski sud) through the competent municipal courts, whereas in commercial matters appeals are to be lodged with the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia (Visoki trgovački sud Republike Hrvatske) through the competent commercial courts.

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Annex IV- The appeals which may be lodged pursuant to Article 44

An appeal is to be lodged with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia (Vrhovni sud Republike Hrvatske).

Last update: 14/03/2024

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