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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.

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Family law – succession matters


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Article 78 (a) - the names and contact details of the courts or authorities with competence to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability in accordance with Article 45(1) and with appeals against decisions on such applications in accordance with Article 50(2)

(a) Regional Court

http://bip.ms.gov.pl/pl/rejestry-i-ewidencje/lista-sadow-powszechnych

(b) Court of Appeal - the appeal is lodged via the regional court which issued the decision under appeal.

http://bip.ms.gov.pl/pl/rejestry-i-ewidencje/lista-sadow-powszechnych

Article 78 (b) - the procedures to contest the decision given on appeal referred to in Article 51

(a) Supreme Court - the appeal is lodged via the court of appeal which issued the decision under appeal.

(b) Address: Plac Krasińskich 2/4/6

00-951 Warsaw 41

Tel.: +48 22 530 8000

(c) Appeal in cassation - the appeal may not dispute the facts as established or the assessment of evidence.

Article 78 (c) - the relevant information regarding the authorities competent to issue the Certificate pursuant to Article 64

(a) District Court

http://bip.ms.gov.pl/pl/rejestry-i-ewidencje/lista-sadow-powszechnych

(b) Notary

http://www.krn.org.pl/1197/Znajdz_notariusza

Article 78 (d) - the redress procedures referred to in Article 72

(a)

- If the European Certificate of Succession was issued by a district court, the complaint is lodged before the regional court via the district court;

- If the European Certificate of Succession was issued by a notary, the complaint is lodged before the regional court via the notary;

(b)

- Courts:

http://bip.ms.gov.pl/pl/rejestry-i-ewidencje/lista-sadow-powszechnych

- Notaries:

http://www.krn.org.pl/1197/Znajdz_notariusza

Article 79 - Establishment and subsequent amendment of the list containing the information referred to in Article 3(2)

Not applicable

Last update: 21/12/2023

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