European order for payment procedure

The European Parliament adopted the resolution drafted by Arlene McCARTHY (PES, UK) and made just two amendments to the common position. Parliament did not vote through the amendment concerning the nature of a cross-border case, and accordingly, the regulation will not apply to the EEA.

Parliament went on to insert a new clause introducing a new section to appear at the top of the form clearly stating that the form must be completed in the language or one of the languages accepted by the court to be seized and informing users that the form is available in all official EU languages.