COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT. Annexes to the

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1 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, SEC(2006) 579 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Annexes to the REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the application of Council Decision 2001/470/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters {COM(2006) 203 final} EN EN

2 ANNEXES TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE APPLICATION OF DECISION 2001/470/EC ESTABLISHING A EUROPEAN JUDICIAL NETWORK IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS (EJN) ANNEX 1: Figures on the visits to the pages of the EJN website between July and November 2005 ANNEX 2: State of play of the contributions by the Member States to the pages of the EJN website (November 2005) ANNEX 3: State of play of existing pages of the EJN website ANNEX 4: Figures on the Registration of cases by the contact points of the EJN in the Registry ANNEX 5: Extracts from the Evaluation Report on the functioning of the EJN regarding the website EN 2 EN

3 ANNEX 1: Figures on the visits to the pages of the EJN website between July and November 2005 EN 3 EN

4 Visitors and Visits Statistics Month Website Unique visitors Number of Visits Page views July EJN Judicial Atlas August EJN Judicial Atlas September EJN Judicial Atlas October EJN Judicial Atlas November EJN Judicial Atlas EN 4 EN

5 ANNEX 2: State of play of the contributions by the Member States to the pages of the EJN website (November 2005) EN 5 EN

6 Contributions of the Member States Thematic fact sheets of the EJN website (2002 onwards) BEL GER GRE SPA FRA IRE ITA LUX NET AUS POR FIN SWE UK Legal aid X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Organisation of justice X X X X X X X X X X X X X Bringing a case to court X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Jurisdiction of courts X X X X X X X X X X X X X Service of documents X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Divorce X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Maintenance claims X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Parental responsibility X X X X X X X X X X X X Simplified and accelerated procedures Compensation to crime victims X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ADR X X X X X X X X X X X EN 6 EN

7 BEL GER GRE SPA FRA IRE ITA LUX NET AUS POR FIN SWE UK Taking of evidence and mode of proof Interim and precautionary measures X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Bankruptcy X X X X X X X X X X X X X Legal order X X X X X X X X X X X Legal professions X X X X X X X X X X Enforcement of judgments X X X X X X X X X X Applicable law X X X X X X X X X X Periods X X X EN 7 EN

8 Contributions of the new Member States Thematic fact sheets of the EJN website (2004 onwards) EST CZE SLN POL LIT HUN SVK MLT CYP LAT Homepage X X X X X X X X X X Legal aid X X X X X Organisation of justice X X Bringing a case to court X Jurisdiction of courts X X X X Service of documents X X X X EN 8 EN

9 EST CZE SLN POL LIT HUN SVK MLT CYP LAT Divorce X X X X X X X X X X Maintenance claims X X Parental responsibility X X X X X X X X X Simplified and accelerated procedures X Compensation to crime victims X ADR X X Taking of evidence and mode of proof X X X X EN 9 EN

10 EST CZE SLN POL LIT HUN SVK MLT CYP LAT Interim and precautionary measures X X Bankruptcy X X X Legal order X X X Legal professions X X X X X Enforcement of judgments X X Applicable law X X X Periods X X X X EN 10 EN

11 ANNEX 3: State of play of existing pages of the EJN website EN 11 EN

12 ANNEX 3 The figures in the tables below correspond to the number of languages available for each thematic fact sheet, separately for each legal system. For the majority of the non translated or non completed fact sheets there is a link either to the linguistic versions available or to a relevant national website. State of Play: 2001 completed fact sheets (of the website total of sheets) Legal System General Information EU Law International Law Legal order Organisation of justice Legal professions Legal aid Jurisdiction of courts Bringing a case to court Applicable law Service of documents Taking of evidence and mode of proof Interim and precautionary measures Enforcement of judgements Simplified and accelerated procedures Divorce Parental responsibility Maintenance claims Bankruptcy Alternative dispute resolutions Compensation to crime victims TOTAL EN 12 EN

13 MEMBER STATE BE CZ DE EE GR ES FR IE IT CY LV LT Legal order Organisation of justice Legal professions Legal aid Jurisdiction of courts Bringing a case to court Applicable law Service of documents Taking of evidence and mode of proof Interim and precautionary measures Enforcement of judgements Simplified and accelerated procedures Divorce Parental responsibility Maintenance claims Bankruptcy Alternative dispute resolutions Compensation to crime victims TOTAL EN 13 EN

14 MEMBER STATE LU HU MT NL AT PL PT SI SK FI SE UK (EN &W, S, NI & G) Legal order Organisation of justice Legal professions Legal aid Jurisdiction of courts Bringing a case to court Applicable law Service of documents Taking of evidence and mode of proof Interim and precautionary measures Enforcement of judgements Simplified and accelerated procedures Divorce Parental responsibility Maintenance claims Bankruptcy Alternative dispute resolutions Compensation to crime victims TOTAL EN 14 EN

15 ANNEX 4: Figures on the Registration of cases by the contact points of the EJN in the Registry EN 15 EN

16 EN 16 EN

17 EN 17 EN

18 EN 18 EN

19 ANNEX 5: Extracts from the Evaluation Report on the functioning of the EJN regarding the website EN 19 EN

20 Evaluation of the functioning of the European Judicial Network (EJN) in civil and commercial matters Final report - Annex A2.2 Results of the Internet questionnaire submitted on June 20 th 2005 The European Evaluation Consortium (TEEC) composed of: The Evaluation Partnership Limited (UK) Economisti Associati (Italy) PARTICIP GmbH (Germany) navreme knowledge development (Austria) implemented under the leadership of PARTICIP GmbH Framework Contract No: BUDG L2 Request for services No: JAI /C1/OT ge (2004) Introduction The following results relate to the users of the website who responded to the internet questionnaire within the evalution of the European Judicial Network. The term users of the website represents the sample of the 49 users who responded to the questionnaire, it does not represent all website users. The questionnaire was online from 22 March to 13 May EN 20 EN

21 Nationality of internet users Germany 20 Spain 16 France 14 Portugal 6 in % Less than 5%: Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Other (unspecified) countries; Less than 1%: Austria, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark. Other information: 96% of users who answered the questionnaire are residents of an EU Member State. Question: What is your nationality?; Basis n = Professional background of website users Other 35 Lawyer 29 Member of the public 18 Other member of law court administration 6 in % Other users included: interpreters, student interpreters, law students, scientific employee, social worker, professor, teacher, EU information researcher, consultants, etc. Less than 5% of users were in the following categories: representatives of a Civil Society Organisation/NGO; specialists or experts monitoring legislative developments in civil law. 51% of the website users are engaged in the public sector and 49% are engaged in the private sector. Question: Would you best describe yourself as..; Basis n = 49; Question: If you work, are you engaged in..; Basis n = EN 21 EN

22 Involvement in litigation No 65 Yes, as a legal professional 22 Yes, as a party to the legal proceedings 6 in % Less than 5% of users were involved either as a party to a (consumer) dispute or were not yet involved as a party in litigation, but would be soon. Question: Are you currently involved in litigation?; Basis n = The EJN website was used.. Once or twice Regularly Very often Other in % 43 How would you rate this website? Good Excellent Fair Poor Very poor in % Question: How much have you used the EJN website last year?; Basis n = 49; Question: Overall, how would you rate this website?; Basis n = EN 22 EN

23 Navigation on the website is.. Very difficult Somewhat difficult Very easy Extremly easy in % Question: Do you find this website easy to use?; Basis n = 49; 7 Reason of visiting the website, searching for.. General information on the law of a specific European Union Country 43 General information on European Community law 39 A specific piece of information on civil and/or commercial law 35 Various aspects of civil and/or commercial law 26 General information on international law 22 Other 12 Less than 5%: No specific reason. in % Question: For which reasons were you visiting the website?; multiple response, Basis n = EN 23 EN

24 Looking for a specific information, related to.. Legal order 29 Applicable law 27 Organisation of justice 20 Divorce 20 Jurisdiction of the courts 18 Legal aid 14 The European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters Service of documents in % Question: If you were looking for a specific piece of information, was it related to..?; multiple response, Basis n = Looking for a specific information, related to.. Bringing a case to court Alternative dispute resolutions Bankruptcy Enforcement of judgements Legal professions Maintenance claims Parental responsibility Simplified and accelerated procedures Taking of evidence and mode of proof 6 in % Another 8% expressed looking for other information; Less than 5%: Interim measures and precautionary measures; or compensation to crime victims. Question: If you were looking for a specific piece of information, was it related to..?; multiple response, Basis n = EN 24 EN

25 Most valuable features.. National law pages 43 European Union law pages 33 General information pages 31 European Judicial Atlas 31 Themes pages 27 International law pages 20 in % Additionally mentioned as most useful were: national law pages, multilingual information, condensed information, good structure, simplicity of information, etc. Question: Which of the following features do you find the most valuable?; multiple response, Basis n = Got to know about the website General browsing/searching in the internet 57 Professional or work contacts 20 Public information 10 EU brochure Civil law. 6 Other 6 in % Less than 5 %: From or the European Day of Civil Justice Conference. Question: How did you get to know about the website?; Basis n = EN 25 EN

26 Viewson theejn websitebytheusers Fully agree Partly agree Disagree No opinion The information on the website is easy to find Website gave me access to legal information that would otherwise be difficult to find Information on the website is up-to-date and comprehensive Found the information that I was looking for Law relating to cross-border litigation in the EU is now more understandable and accessible for me Website supported me with my work in the legal professions and/or judicial cooperation*) *) within the 24% no opinion 8% relate to the statement not applicable Question: Evaluation of the EJN website?; Basis n = in % 13 Recommendation of the website 92% would recommend the EJN website as information source Question: Would you recommend the EJN website to others as an information source?; Basis n = EN 26 EN