PART 5Saving Provisions

Saving: Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 - European orders for payment applied for before exit day17

1

Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 continues to apply as if it had not been revoked by these Regulations with the modifications set out in paragraph (2) in relation to a case where—

a

the application for a European order for payment is made before exit day; and

b

enforcement of that European order for payment is being sought in the United Kingdom.

2

Those modifications are that Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 is to be read as if—

a

references to “Member State” included the United Kingdom;

b

in Article 6(1) (jurisdiction) the words “the relevant rules of Community law, in particular” were omitted;

c

in the second sub-paragraph of paragraph 5 of Article 16 (opposition to the European order for payment) the final sentence were omitted;

d

Article 28 (information relating to service costs and enforcement) were omitted;

e

Article 29 (information relating to jurisdiction, review procedures, means of communication and languages) were omitted;

f

Article 30 (amendments to the Annexes) were omitted;

g

Article 31 (committee) were omitted;

h

Article 32 (review) were omitted.