# 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 4: Central body

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

1. Each Member State shall designate a central body that is responsible for:
(a) supplying information to the courts;
(b) seeking solutions to any difficulties which may arise in respect of a request;
(c) forwarding, in exceptional cases, a request to the competent court at the request of a requesting court.
2. Federal Member States, Member States in which several legal systems apply and Member States with autonomous territorial units shall be free to designate more than one central body.
3. Each Member State shall also designate the central body referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article or one or more competent authorities to be responsible for taking decisions on requests made pursuant to Article 19.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1783/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1783/article-4
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