# Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast), Article 3: Direct transmission between courts

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Requests referred to in point (a) of Article 1(1) shall be transmitted by the court before which the proceedings are commenced or contemplated (‘requesting court’), directly to the competent court of another Member State (‘requested court’), for the taking of evidence.
2. Each Member State shall draw up a list of the courts competent to take evidence in accordance with this Regulation. The list shall also indicate the territorial and, where applicable, the special jurisdiction of those courts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1783/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1783/article-3
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