Article 2
Objectives The general framework for activities shall have the following objectives: 1. to promote judicial cooperation in civil matters, aiming in particular at: (a) ensuring legal certainty and improving access to justice; (b) promoting mutual recognition of judicial decisions and judgments; (c) promoting the necessary approximation of legislation; or (d) eliminating obstacles created by disparities in civil law and civil procedures; 2. to improve mutual knowledge of Member States' legal and judicial systems in civil matters; 3. to ensure the sound implementation and application of Community instruments in the area of judicial cooperation in civil matters; and 4. to improve information to the public on access to justice, judicial cooperation and the legal systems of the Member States in civil matters.