# Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, Article 4: Recognition and enforcement

Extent: E+W+N.I.

1. A protection measure shall be recognised by the competent court without any special procedure being required and shall be enforceable without a declaration of enforceability being required.
2. A protected person who wishes to invoke a protection measure in England and Wales or Northern Ireland must provide the competent court with—
(a) a valid copy of the protection measure,
(b) the certificate issued in the participating Member State pursuant to Article 5 of the MRP Regulation, and
(c) where necessary, a transliteration and/or a translation of the certificate into English.
3. The certificate shall take effect only within the limits of the enforceability of the protection measure.
4. Irrespective of whether the protection measure has a longer duration, the effects of recognition pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be limited to a period of 12 months, starting from the date of the issuing of the certificate.
5. The procedure for the enforcement of protection measures shall be governed by the law of England and Wales, or Northern Ireland (as the case may be) .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/606/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-606/article-4
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