Civil judicial cooperation: European enforcement order for uncontested claims

The committee adopted the report by Joachim WUERMELING (EPP-ED, D) amending the proposal under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure. In its key amendment, it said that the parties involved in a litigation procedure should be able to appeal according to their national law against the issuing of an enforcement order or the refusal thereof, whereas, in Article 8, the Commission proposal explicitly rules out the possibility of appeal. Other amendments adopted by the committee sought to ensure greater legal clarity and to ensure that the implementation of this new instrument will be as problem-free as possible.�