Amendments to Directive 2011/99/EU
Article 10
Directive 2011/99/EU is amended as follows: (1) Article 8 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Where the competent authority of the issuing State transmits the European protection order to the competent authority of the executing State, it shall do so in accordance with Article 16a.All other official communication shall also be made directly between those competent authorities.’ ; (b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. When an authority of the executing State which receives a European protection order has no competence to recognise it, that authority shall, ex officio , forward the European protection order to the competent authority and shall, without delay, inform the competent authority of the issuing State accordingly.’ ; (2) in Article 9, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. If the competent authority in the executing State considers that the information transmitted with the European protection order in accordance with Article 7 is incomplete, it shall without delay inform the competent authority of the issuing State, assigning a reasonable period for it to provide the missing information.’ ; (3) the following article is inserted: ‘Article 16a Means of communication 1. Official communication under this Directive between the competent authority of the issuing State and the competent authority of the executing State shall be carried out in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *12 ) . 2. Where a Member State has designated a central authority or authorities, paragraph 1 shall also apply to official communication with the central authority or authorities of another Member State. ( *12 ) Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters, and amending certain acts in the field of judicial cooperation ( OJ L, 2023/2844, 27.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/reg/2023/2844/oj ).’."