Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1397 of 25 June 2026 replacing Annex X to Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations

Replacement of Annex X

Article 1

Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Entry into force

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX ‘ ANNEX X The administrative authorities referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 are as follows: — in Latvia, the Maintenance Guarantee Fund (“Uzturlīdzekļu Garantiju Fonds”), — in Finland, for proceedings initiated until 31 December 2022 the Social Welfare Board (“Sosiaalilautakunta/Socialnämnd”); for proceedings initiated from 1 January 2023 onwards the Wellbeing services county (“Hyvinvointialue/Välfärdsområden”), the City of Helsinki (“Helsingin kaupunki/Helsingfors stad”) and in the province of Åland Municipality (“kunta/kommun”), — in Sweden, the Enforcement Authority (“Kronofogdemyndigheten”), — in the United Kingdom  ( 1 ) : (a) in England and Wales and Scotland, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including its administrative branches the Child Support Agency (CSA) and the Child Maintenance Service (CMS); (b) in Northern Ireland, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). ’ ( 1 )   Only in respect of proceedings instituted before the end of the transition period in accordance with Article 67 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( OJ C 384I, 12.11.2019, p. 1 ).