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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-263/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/263",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/263 of 16 January 2015 amending Annexes I to IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-263",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/263\nof 16 January 2015\namending Annexes I to IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, and in particular Article 74(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 lists the rules of national jurisdiction referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(2) of the Regulation. Annex II contains the lists of courts or competent authorities that have jurisdiction in the Member States to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability. Annex III lists the courts with which appeals may be lodged against decisions on a declaration of enforceability, and Annex IV enumerates the final appeal procedures against such decisions,\n(2)\nThe Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 have been amended on several occasions, most recently by Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2013,\n(3)\nMember States have notified the Commission of additional amendments to the lists set out in Annexes I to IV. It is therefore appropriate to publish consolidated versions of the lists contained in those Annexes,\n(4)\nPursuant to Article 2 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, this Regulation should, under international law, apply to the relations between the European Union and Denmark,\n(5)\nRegulation (EC) No 44/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 167, 19.6.2013, p. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 62."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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