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Directive (EU) 2024/1069 CHAPTER V — Protection against third-country judgments

Article 16–Article 17 · 2 articles

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Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement of a third-country judgment

Article 16

Member States shall ensure that the recognition and enforcement of a third-country judgment in court proceedings against public participation by a natural or legal person domiciled in a Member State is refused, if those proceedings are considered manifestly unfounded or abusive under the law of the Member State in which such recognition or enforcement is sought.

Jurisdiction for actions related to third-country proceedings

Article 17

1.   Member States shall ensure that, where abusive court proceedings against public participation have been brought by a claimant domiciled outside the Union in a court or tribunal of a third-country against a natural or legal person domiciled in a Member State, that person may seek, in the courts or tribunals of the place where that person is domiciled, compensation for the damage and the costs incurred in connection with the proceedings before the court or tribunal of the third-country. 2.   Member States may limit the exercise of jurisdiction under paragraph 1 while proceedings are still pending in the third-country.

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