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Brussels I Recast In force since 10 January 2015

Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast)
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Articles

Chapter I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

• Article 1
• Article 2 — For the purposes of this Regulation:
• Article 3 — For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘court’ includes the following authorities to the extent that they have jurisdiction in matters falling within the scope of this Regulation:

Chapter II JURISDICTION

Section 1 General provisions

• Article 4
• Article 5
• Article 6

Section 2 Special jurisdiction

• Article 7 — A person domiciled in a Member State may be sued in another Member State:
• Article 8 — A person domiciled in a Member State may also be sued:
• Article 9

Section 3 Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance

• Article 10
• Article 11
• Article 12
• Article 13
• Article 14
• Article 15 — The provisions of this Section may be departed from only by an agreement:
• Article 16 — The following are the risks referred to in point 5 of Article 15:

Section 4 Jurisdiction over consumer contracts

• Article 17
• Article 18
• Article 19 — The provisions of this Section may be departed from only by an agreement:

Section 5 Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment

• Article 20
• Article 21
• Article 22
• Article 23 — The provisions of this Section may be departed from only by an agreement:

Section 6 Exclusive jurisdiction

• Article 24 — The following courts of a Member State shall have exclusive jurisdiction, regardless of the domicile of the parties:

Section 7 Prorogation of jurisdiction

• Article 25
• Article 26

Section 8 Examination as to jurisdiction and admissibility

• Article 27
• Article 28

Section 9 Lis pendens — related actions

• Article 29
• Article 30
• Article 31
• Article 32
• Article 33
• Article 34

Section 10 Provisional, including protective, measures

• Article 35

Chapter III RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 1 Recognition

• Article 36
• Article 37
• Article 38 — The court or authority before which a judgment given in another Member State is invoked may suspend the proceedings, in whole or in part, if:

Section 2 Enforcement

• Article 39
• Article 40
• Article 41
• Article 42
• Article 43
• Article 44

Section 3 Refusal of recognition and enforcement

• Article 45
• Article 46
• Article 47
• Article 48
• Article 49
• Article 50
• Article 51

Section 4 Common provisions

• Article 52
• Article 53
• Article 54
• Article 55
• Article 56
• Article 57

Chapter IV AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENTS AND COURT SETTLEMENTS

• Article 58
• Article 59
• Article 60

Chapter V GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 61
• Article 62
• Article 63
• Article 64
• Article 65

Chapter VI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• Article 66

Chapter VII RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS

• Article 67
• Article 68
• Article 69
• Article 70
• Article 71
• Article 72
• Article 73

Chapter VIII FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 74 — The Member States shall provide, within the framework of the European Judicial Network and with a view to making the information available to the public, a description of national rules and procedures concerning enforcement, including authorities competent for enforcement, and information on any limitations on enforcement, in particular debtor protection rules and limitation or prescription periods.
• Article 75 — By 10 January 2014, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:
• Article 76
• Article 77
• Article 78
• Article 79
• Article 80
• Article 81 — This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.