Paragraph 4

In Article 86—

(a)

in the heading for “Member State” substitute “State”;

(b)

for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.

In the event that an authority, institution or tribunal in the United Kingdom receives a claim, declaration or appeal which should have been submitted to a corresponding authority, institution or tribunal in a Member State, reasonable steps shall be taken to forward that claim, declaration or appeal to the authority, institution or tribunal in that Member State. Alternatively the claim, declaration or appeal shall be returned to the individual with a request that the individual forward it to the authority, institution or tribunal in that Member State.

1A.

In the event that a claim, declaration or appeal which should have been submitted to an authority, institution or tribunal in the United Kingdom is submitted to an authority, institution or tribunal in a Member State, the date on which such claim, declaration or appeal was submitted to the authority, institution or tribunal of the Member State shall be considered as the date of its submission to the competent authority, institution or tribunal in the United Kingdom.”;

(c)

in paragraph 2—

(i)

after “Where” insert “the United Kingdom is the competent State, and where”;

(ii)

after “tribunal” insert “in the United Kingdom”;

(iii)

for “Member State which is” substitute “United Kingdom as the State”;

(iv)

for “that State” substitute “the United Kingdom”;

(v)

for “first Member State” substitute “Member State”.