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Information disseminated within the Network 1. The information disseminated within the network shall include: (a) the information referred to in Article 2(5); (b) any further information deemed useful by the contact points for the proper functioning of the Network. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, the Commission shall progressively establish a secure limited-access electronic information exchange-system in consultation with the contact points.
Information system for the public 1. An Internet-based information system for the public, including the dedicated website for the Network, shall be progressively established in accordance with Articles 17 and 18. 2. The information system shall comprise the following elements: (a) Community instruments in force or in preparation relating to judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters; (b) national measures for the domestic implementation of the instruments in force referred to in point (a); (c) international instruments in force relating to judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters to which the Member States are parties, and declarations and reservations made in connection with such instruments; (d) the relevant elements of Community case-law in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters; (e) the information sheets provided for by Article 15. 3. For the purposes of access to the information mentioned in paragraph 2(a) to (d), the Network should, where appropriate, in its site, make use of links to other sites where the original information is to be found. 4. The site dedicated to the Network shall likewise facilitate access to comparable public information initiatives in related matters and to sites containing information relating to the legal systems of the Member States.
Information sheets 1. The information sheets shall be devoted by way of priority to questions relating to access to justice in the Member States and shall include information on the procedures for bringing cases in the courts and for obtaining legal aid, without prejudice to other Community initiatives, to which the Network shall have the fullest regard. 2. Information sheets shall be of a practical and concise nature. They shall be written in easily comprehensible language and contain practical information for the public. They shall progressively be produced on at least the following subjects: (a) principles of the legal system and judicial organisation of the Member States; (b) procedures for bringing cases to court, with particular reference to small claims, and subsequent court procedures, including appeal possibilities and procedures; (c) conditions and procedures for obtaining legal aid, including descriptions of the tasks of non-governmental organisations active in this field, account being taken of work already done in the Dialogue with Citizens; (d) national rules governing the service of documents; (e) rules and procedures for the enforcement of judgments given in other Member States; (f) possibilities and procedures for obtaining interim relief measures, with particular reference to seizures of assets for the purposes of enforcement; (g) alternative dispute-settlement possibilities, with an indication of the national information and advice centres of the Community-wide Network for the Extra-Judicial Settlement of Consumer Disputes; (h) organisation and operation of the legal professions. 4. The information sheets shall, where appropriate, include elements of the relevant case-law of the Member States. 5. The information sheets may provide more detailed information for the specialists.
Updating of information All information distributed within the Network and to the public under Articles 13 to 15 shall be updated regularly.
Role of the Commission in the public information system The Commission shall: 1. be responsible for managing the information system for the public; 2. construct, in consultation with the contact points, a dedicated website for the Network on its Internet site; 3. provide information on relevant aspects of Community law and procedures, including Community case-law, in accordance with Article 14; 4. (a) ensure that the format of the information sheets is consistent and that they include all information considered necessary by the Network; (b) thereafter arrange for them to be translated into the other official languages of the Institutions of the Community, and install them on the site dedicated to the Network.
Role of contact points in the public information system Contact points shall ensure that 1. the appropriate information needed to create and operate the information system is supplied to the Commission; 2. the information installed in the system is accurate; 3. the Commission is notified forthwith of any updates as soon as an item of information requires changing; 4. the information sheets relating to their respective Member States are progressively established, according to the guidelines referred to in Article 10(1)(e); 5. the broadest possible dissemination of the information sheets installed on the site dedicated to the Network is arranged in their Member State. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS
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