Νόμος 3281/2004

Άρθρο 27

Διάρκεια και Καταγγελία

Η παρούσα Συμφωνία παραμένει σε ισχύ για αόριστο χρονικό διάστημα και δύναται να καταγγελθεί από οποιοδήποτε από τα Συμβαλλόμενα Μέρη κατόπιν έγγραφης γνωστοποίησης προς τον σκοπό αυτό. Η καταγγελία τίθεται σε ισχύ έξι μήνες μετά την ημερομηνία παραλαβής της εν λόγω γνωστοποίησης.

Υπεγράφη την 2α Ιουλίου του 2002 σε δύο πρωτότυπα, το καθένα στην Ελληνική, Ουκρανική και Αγγλική γλώσσα, όλων των κειμένων θεωρουμένων εξίσου αυθεντικών.

Σε περίπτωση αποκλίσεων υπερισχύει το αγγλικό κείμενο.

Για την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Για την Ουκρανία

AGREEMENT

Between the Hellenic Republic and Ukraine On Judicial Assistance in Civil Matters

The Hellenic Republic and Ukraine, hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties",

Considering the close ties between their two countries and wishing to strengthen their co-operation by establishing an effective collaboration in the field of judicial relations,

Attaching great importance to the development of co-operation and judicial assistance in civil matters,

Have decided to conclude the present Agreement on judicial assistance in civil matters and for this purpose have agreed as follows:

PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Legal protection

1. Nationals of each Contracting Party shall enjoy within the territory of the other Contracting Party the same legal protection in respect to their property and personal rights as the nationals of that Contracting Party.

This shall also apply to legal entities established under the legislation of the Contracting Parties.

2. Nationals of each Contracting Party shall enjoy the right to apply freely to the courts, as well as to other authorities competent in civil matters, to. applications and perform any other procedural acts under the same as the nationals of the other Contracting Party.

3. ' For the purposes of the present Agreement, civil matters shall bf^j^ift

matters of civil, family and commercial law.

Article 2 Judicial Assistance

Courts of the Contracting Parties as well as other authorities competent in civil matters shall mutually render judicial assistance in civil matters in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Article 3 Scope of Judicial Assistance

Judicial assistance shall include the performance of legal proceedings stipulated by the legislation of the requested Contracting Party, in particular, examination of litigants, witnesses and experts, performance of expertise, forensic survey, recognition and enforcement of judicial decisions in civil matters, service and transmission of •documents and other actions provided for in the legislation of the Contracting Parties.

Article 4

Refusal to render Judicial Assistance

Judicial assistance shall not be rendered if it may be detrimental to the sovereignty or national security or public order or is incompatible with the legislation of the requested Contracting Party.

Article 5 Communication Procedure

In rendering judicial assistance, courts of the Contracting Parties as well asy^frSn authorities competent in civil matters shall communicate through the lAmi^&of' Justice of the Hellenic Republic and the Ministry of Justice of Ukr^e£/iM£ss otherwise provided by this Agreement.

Article 6 Language

1. The letters rogatory as well as the documents related thereto shall be drawn up in the language of the requesting Contracting Party and accompanied by certified translation into the language of the other Contracting Party or into English.

2. The translation shall be certified either by an official translator or notary or by the diplomatic representation or consulate of the requesting Contracting Party.

Article 7 Documents

Documents to be forwarded by courts as well as other authorities competent in civil mattefs in the course of rendering judicial assistance shall be authorized by the signature of a competent person and stamped with the official seal of the requesting authority.

Article 8 Content of the Request

The request shall include the following:

a) the name of the requesting authority;

b) the name of the requested authority;

c) the elements required in connection with the request with a brief description of the matter and of the circumstances on which assistance is requested;

d) the full names of the persons concerned, their nationality, professi< permanent residence or domicile and concerning legal entities meiry^a^o] seat;

e) the full name and address of the representatives, if any, of %fe\<p) mentioned in item d) of this article.

Article 9 Procedure of Execution

1. For the purposes of executing a request the requested authority shall apply the legislation of this state. However, upon a request by the requesting authority, it may apply relevant provisions of the legislation of the requesting Contracting Party, unless they are contrary to the legislation of that state.

2. If the requested authority is not competent to execute it, it will transmit the request to the competent authority and will inform the requesting authority accordingly.

3,. Upon receipt of an appropriate request, the requested authority shall inform in advance the requesting authority of the time and place where execution is to be effected.

4. If the requested judicial assistance cannot be render^ the requested authority shall return the request and its supportive documents and shall inform the requesting authority of the reasons thereof.

Article 10 Service of Documents

1. The requested authority shall effect service of documents in accordance with the legislation in force in this state, provided that the documents to be served are drafted in the language of that state or followed by a certified translation. In case the relevant documents are drafted in another language other than that of the requested Contracting Party or they are not followed by translation, they shall be served to the addressee only if he agrees to receive them. /v'o*

2. The exact name and address of the person to whom the document iLJfffijj served are to be indicated on the request for service. If the address irlScatfea^ on the request for service appears to be inexact, the requested aumorit\4^|h

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take measures to determine an exact address in accordance with the legislation of that state, if possible.

Article 11 Confirmation of Service of Documents

The confirmation of service of documents shall be drawn up in accordance with the legislation in force in the territory of the requested Contracting Party. The corifirmation shall indicate the time and place of service as well as the person who received the documents.

Article 12

Costs connected with Judicial Assistance

Each Contracting Party shall bear the expenses connected with rendering judicial assistance within its territory.

Article 13 Summons of Witnesses and Experts

1. If during an examination in a court within the territory of any Contracting Party the personal appearance of a witness or an expert, who is within the territory of the other Contracting Party, becomes necessary, a request shall be addressed to the competent amhority of this Contracting Party.

2. The summons must not cocmin sanctions in the event of non-appearance of that person.

3. A witness or expert who. regardless of his nationality, appears upon such summons before the courts ctf ώε other Contracting Party shall nol territory of this Contracting Parry, be prosecuted, taken into ci his personal liberty otherwise restricted in connection with any prior to his departure from 'ias Territory of the requested Contrac\&V'^ady^or

his testimony as a witness or the opinions rendered as an expert in connection with the case under examination.

4. Such protection shall not be accorded to a witness or expert, who within a period of 20 days from the date of being notified that his presence is not required, has not left the territory of the requesting Contracting Party or has returned after leaving it. Any time during which the witness or expert failed to leave the territory of the requesting Contracting Party due to circumstances beyond his control shall not be included in this period.

5. A witness or expert, who appears on a summons within the territory of the other Contracting Party, is entitled to compensation by the summoning authority of travel and accommodation costs abroad as well as to compensation for unpaid salary for days out of work; in addition an expert shall be entitled to remuneration for the performance of expertise. The summons shall specify the types of payments to which the summoned person is entitled. Upon request the requesting Contracting Party may grant full or partial advance to cover appropriate costs.

Article 14 ¥a5idity of Documents

1. Documents drawn up or certified by an appropriate authority of any Contracting Party, stamped by the official seal and authorized by the signature of a competent person shall be valid as documents within the territory of the other Contracting Party. This provision shall also apply to copies and translations duly certified.

2. Documents considered as official within the territory of any of the Contracting Parties shall be considered as such also within the territory of the other Contracting Party.

Article 15 Exchange of Information

The Ministries of Justice of both the Contracting Parties shall provide, up information on the implementation of the present Agreement as wcWf^^ft^p legislation currently in force in their respective states.

Article 16

Transmission of Civil Registration Documents

1. The civil registries of each Contracting Party shall transmit directly extracts of civil records upon request of courts as well as other authorities competent for civil matters of the other Contracting Party.

2. Requests by nationals of each Contracting Party for the transmission of civil registration certificates may be sent directly to the appropriate civil registry of the other Contracting Party. The applicant shall receive these documents through the diplomatic representation or consulate of the Contracting Party the authority of which issued the documents.

3. All such documents shall be forwarded free of charge and without translation.

PART TWO SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1 LEGAL COSTS EXEMPTIONS

Article 17 Court Fees Exemption

Nationals of one Contracting Party shall be exempted from any payment of court fees under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent as nationals of other Contracting Party.

Article 18 Legal Costs Exemption or Legal Aid

In cases provided by the legislation of the Contracting Parties, national Contracting Party shall be entitled to legal costs exemption or legal aid in the of the other Contracting Party under the same conditions and to the same extent nationals of that Contracting Party.

Article 19

Documentation on Legal Costs Exemption or Legal Aid

1. The documents of personal, family and property status required to grant legal costs exemption or legal aid shall be issued by the competent authority of the Contracting Party within the territory of which the applicant has his permanent residence or domicile.

2. If the applicant has neither residence nor domicile within the territory of the Contracting Parties, it shall be sufficient to have such documents issued or certified by the diplomatic representation or consulate of the state of his nationality.

3. The court considering the application for legal costs exemption or legal aid may request additional information from the Contracting Party, the authorities of which have issued the document.

SECTION 2 RECOGNITION AfO ENFORCEMENT OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Article 20

Recognition and enforcement of judicial decisions in civil matters

1. Each Contracting Party shall recognize and enforce in its territory the following decisions which have been issued in the territory of the other Contracting Party and have been declared enforceable in accordance with the legislation of that Contracting Party:

a) judicial decisions in civil matters;

b) judicial decisions in criminal matters as far as compensation for concerned.

2. On the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards issued in the t| Contracting Parties the 1958 New York Convention on the red enforcement of arbitral awards shall apply.

3. Decisions of courts as well as decisions of other competent authorities in civil matters concerning personal status issued in the territory of the Contracting Parties

shall be recognized with no special procedure. In case of any doubt concerning the recognition of these decisions the procedure stated in articles 21 through 23 of this Agreement shall be applied accordingly.

Article 21

Request for Recognition and Enforcement of Judicial Decisions

1. Competent to decide upon a request for recognition and enforcement of a judicial decision are the courts of the Contracting Party within the territory of which the judicial decision is to be executed.

2. The request for the recognition and enforcement of a judicial decision may be submitted directly by the applicant to the competent court of the Contracting Party in the territory of which the recognition and enforcement is sought.

3. The request shall contain the following:

a. The name and address of the applicant

b. A summary of the request

c. Appropriate signature

4. The request shall be accompanied by:

a. A certified copy of the judicial decision as well as a certificate to the effect that the decision is fully or partially enforceable and definitive, if this information is not contained in the judicial decision itself;

b. A certificate to the effect that the litigant who lost the case and failed to appear in court had been duly summoned in accordance with the law of the Contracting Party in the territory of which the decision was issued;

c. A translation of the documents referred to in the preceding paragraphs as well as a translation of the request, if such request has not been drawn up in the language of the Contracting Party in the territory of which the decision is to be recognized and enforced.

Article 22

Refusal of Recognition and Enforcement of Judicial Decisioy^Vv.

The recognition and enforcement of a judicial decision may be re^i^*i\ ^N following cases:

a. If the litigant who lost the case failed to appear in court because he had not been summoned in accordance with the law of the Contracting Party in the territory of which the decision was issued;

b. If a definitive decision has been issued previously between the same litigants regarding the same case by a court of the Contracting Party in the territory of which the decision is to be recognized and enforced;

c. If the decision the recognition of which is sought is contrary to the public order of the Contracting Party in the territory of which such decision is to be recognized and enforced;

d. If, in accordance with the legislation of the Contracting Party, within the territory of which the judicial decision is to be recognized and enforced, the courts of this Contracting Party are exclusively competent to adjudicate the case.

Article 23

Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement

Die authorities of the Contracting Party in the territory of \*iuch the enforcement is to be effected shall proceed to such enforcement in accordance with the legislation of that Contracting Party.

Article 24

Recognition and the enforcement of Amicable Settlements

Provisions of Articles 21 through 23 of this Agreement shall also apply to amicable settlements approved by courts.

Article 25 Transfer of monies and items

Concerning transfer of monies and items acquired due to the enforceme decision, the legislation of the Contracting Party, within the territg Dudicial decision was executed, shall be applied.

PART THREE FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 26 Entry into Force

This Agreement is subject to ratification and shall enter into force within 30 days from the date of the exchange of the instruments of ratification.

Article 27 Duration and Termination

The present Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period and may be terminated by either Contracting Party upon a written notification to this end. The termination shall" take effect six months after the date of receipt of such notification. Done in J^kyJ^^.,.......day of... .....2002 in two originals each in

the Greek, Ukrainian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence the English text shall prevail.

For the Hellenic Republic For Ukraine

Άρθρο δεύτερο

Η ισχύς του παρόντος νόμου αρχίζει από τη δημοσίευση του στην Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως και της Συμφωνίας που κυρώνεται από την πλήρωση των προϋποθέσεων του άρθρου 26 αυτής.

Παραγγέλλομε τη δημοσίευση του παρόντος στην Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως και την εκτέλεσή του ως νόμου του Κράτους.

Αθήνα, 29 Οκτωβρίου 2004

Ο ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ

ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ

ΟΙ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΙ

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Γ. ΑΛΟΓΟΣΚΟΥΦΗΣ Π. ΜΟΛΥΒΙΑΤΗΣ

ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗΣ

Α. ΠΑΠΑΛΗΓΟΥΡΑΣ

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