Legalisation and other similar formalities
Article 15
No legalisation or other similar formality shall be required for documents issued in a Member State in the context of this Regulation.
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Transliteration or translation
Article 16
1. Any transliteration or translation required under this Regulation shall be into the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State addressed or into any other official language of the institutions of the Union which that Member State has indicated it can accept. 2. Subject to Article 5(3), any translation under this Regulation shall be done by a person qualified to do translations in one of the Member States.
Information made available to the public
Article 17
The Member States shall provide, within the framework of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters established by Decision 2001/470/EC and with a view to making the information available to the public, a description of the national rules and procedures concerning protection measures in civil matters, including information on the type of authorities which are competent in the matters falling within the scope of this Regulation. The Member States shall keep that information updated.
Communication of information by the Member States
Article 18
1. By 11 July 2014, Member States shall communicate to the Commission the following information: (a) the type of authorities which are competent in the matters falling within the scope of this Regulation, specifying, where applicable: (i) the authorities which are competent to order protection measures and issue certificates in accordance with Article 5; (ii) the authorities before which a protection measure ordered in another Member State is to be invoked and/or which are competent to enforce such a measure; (iii) the authorities which are competent to effect the adjustment of protection measures in accordance with Article 11(1); (iv) the courts to which the application for refusal of recognition and, where applicable, enforcement is to be submitted in accordance with Article 13; (b) the language or languages accepted for translations as referred to in Article 16(1). 2. The Commission shall make the information referred to in paragraph 1 available to the public through any appropriate means, in particular through the website of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters.
Establishment and subsequent amendment of the forms
Article 19
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing and subsequently amending the forms referred to in Articles 5 and 14. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20.
Committee procedure
Article 20
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Review
Article 21
By 11 January 2020, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a report on the application of this Regulation. If necessary, the report shall be accompanied by proposals for amendments.
Entry into force
Article 22
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 11 January 2015. This Regulation shall apply to protection measures ordered on or after 11 January 2015, irrespective of when proceedings have been instituted.
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