Review of the Brussels Ia Regulation

16 submissions in the snapshot (8 from organisations), portal total 16. Feedback list on the portal.

8 of 8 organisation submissions analysed; the model reads them as: wants changes 8

• Micro company, POL Company, POL model reads as: wants changes source
  • Provide for a single forum for the provision of services and define it with sufficient clarity to ensure legal certainty.

    In view of the ambiguity and the considerable dependence on the opinion of the court concerned, it is necessary, in accordance with the principle of legal certainty to which R 1215/2012 acquiesces, to provide for a single forum and to define it with sufficient clarity.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in PL
  • Make certificates needed to enforce a judgment abroad multilingual from the outset to avoid translation costs.

    Certificates needed to enforce a judgment abroad should be multilingual from the outset, such as multilingual death certificates.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in PL
  • Supplement Article 17 by consumer relations to simplify determining the competent court in the event of compensation by air.

    Article 17 should be supplemented by consumer relations, which are currently governed by the section of the contract of carriage, which makes it quite difficult to determine the competent court in the event of compensation by air

    machine translation by the Commission, original in PL
• Bundesverband ANUAS e.V. - HO für Mit-Opfer von Tötungsdelikten NGO, DEU model reads as: wants changes source
  • ANUAS suggests evaluating Article 7(2) and (3) also from the perspective of victims of serious acts of violence and co-victims of homicide.

    ANUAS therefore suggests expressly evaluating Article 7(2) and (3) also from the perspective of victims of serious acts of violence and co-victims of homicide.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in DE
  • The organisation recommends the introduction of more uniform European rules on jurisdiction and consideration of a narrowly circumscribed forum necessitatis.

    More uniform European rules on jurisdiction and consideration of a narrowly circumscribed forum necessitatis therefore seem appropriate.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in DE
  • ANUAS recommends that access to justice for victims of serious crime be included in the review as a separate assessment criterion and that cross-border enforcement channels be simplified.

    ANUAS therefore recommends, in particular, that access to justice for victims of serious crime be included in the review as a separate assessment criterion, that Article 7(3) be examined separately from the perspective of victims, that cross-border enforcement channels be simplified and that victims’ organisations be systematically included in the further impact assessment.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in DE
• DigitalTrade4.EU Other, EST; register: Other organisations, public or mixed entities model reads as: wants changes source
  • Consider trusted, machine-verifiable judicial status information as part of the modernisation review.

    We recommend that the review consider trusted, machine-verifiable judicial status information as part of this modernisation.

  • Measure end-to-end enforcement friction in the impact assessment.

    The impact assessment should also measure end-to-end enforcement friction, including verification time, procedural exceptions, legal cost, enforcement duration and the period during which claims, receivables or collateral remain economically unresolved.

  • Use identified material interoperability gaps to inform Horizon Europe 2028+ and related EU R&I priorities.

    Where material interoperability gaps are identified, they should inform Horizon Europe 2028+ and related EU R&I priorities, supporting cross-border pilots on trusted judicial-status interoperability before wider deployment.

• Združenie na ochranu práv občana - AVES Consumer organisation, SVK model reads as: wants changes source
  • Introduce a specific jurisdiction rule for representative actions to protect collective consumer interests.

    proposes that the revision of the Brussels Ia Regulation introduce a specific jurisdiction rule for representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in SK
  • Allow qualified entities to concentrate claims in a single set of proceedings before one competent court.

    the qualified entity should be able to concentrate the claims in a single set of proceedings before a single competent court, instead of conducting multiple parallel proceedings.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in SK
  • Permit qualified entities to bring an action before the courts of the Member State where they are established if there is a sufficient connection.

    A qualified entity should also be able to bring an action before the courts of the Member State in which it is established, provided that there is a sufficient connection between that State, the consumers concerned and the infringement in question.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in SK
• Rijken Gerechtsdeurwaarders Public authority, NLD model reads as: wants changes source
  • Clarify whether penalty payments accrued after certificate issuance are enforceable under the original certificate and define the certification procedure.

    It should be clarified whether subsequently accrued penalty payments may be enforced under the original certificate and, if not, which procedure should be followed to establish and certify the additional amount.

  • Include a dedicated section in the certificate detailing penalty payments and their accrual status.

    Consideration could also be given to including a specific section in the certificate indicating: the penalty payment awarded; the maximum amount, if any; the amount accrued at the date of issuance; whether further penalty payments may continue to accrue after issuance.

• Rijken Gerechtsdeurwaarders Public authority, NLD model reads as: wants changes source
  • Require certificates to specify exact accrued interest amounts, applicable interest percentages, and effective dates.

    The certificate should therefore require: the exact amount of interest accrued up to the date of issuance of the certificate; the exact interest percentage applicable from that date onwards; the date from which that percentage applies.

  • Avoid generic references to national statutory interest and state the applicable percentage expressly in the certificate.

    References solely to statutory interest under national law should be avoided. Instead, the applicable percentage should be expressly stated in the certificate.

  • Relieve enforcement authorities in other Member States from monitoring or calculating changes in foreign statutory interest rates.

    Enforcement authorities in other Member States should not be required to identify, monitor or apply changes in foreign statutory interest rates.

• Equilex Arbitration & Consulting Company, BEL; register: Professional consultancies model reads as: wants changes source
  • Pay particular attention to the foreseeability of the court having jurisdiction to protect SMEs.

    In my view, particular attention should be paid to the foreseeability of the court having jurisdiction.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in FR
  • Clarify the boundary between judicial and arbitration proceedings.

    It is not necessarily a question of calling into question the fact that the laundry is not carried out, but of ascertaining whether the boundary between judicial and arbitration proceedings can be made clearer and more predictable.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in FR
  • Harmonise rules concerning defendants domiciled in third countries while preserving a close and foreseeable link.

    Finally, harmonisation of the rules concerning defendants domiciled in third countries may be of real interest.

    machine translation by the Commission, original in FR
• Emory University Other, USA model reads as: wants changes source
  • Incorporate a legislative solution addressing the problems of deepfakes in court into a future revision of the Brussels Regulation.

    I have written an article discussing the problems of deepfakes in court and offering a legislative solution that would be suitable for incorporation into a future revision of the Brussels Regulation.