The European Union in 2000 adopted the Council Regulation
(EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement
of judgments in court cases. This Regulation lays down the rules on
court's jurisdiction with an international dimension involving
more than one Member State. Furthermore, it provides a harmonized
approach in determining which EU Member State court should have
jurisdiction over a dispute and how judgments from courts in one EU
Member State should be recognized and enforced in other EU Member
States.
From January 1, 2015 on, the Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, of
the European Parliament and the Council of 12 December, 2012, on
jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in
civil and commercial matters ("Brussels I-bis")
applies replacing the Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22
December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement
of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The goal of this new
Regulation is
