Council of the European Union and European Parliament 11 July 2007, Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure

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Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a European Small Claims Procedure as an optional, written-procedure mechanism for cross-border civil and commercial claims not exceeding EUR 2,000 (excluding interest, expenses, and disbursements), with specified exclusions including matters of status, matrimonial property, insolvency, social security, arbitration, employment, immovable property tenancies, and defamation. Key procedural provisions govern commencement by standard Form A, service of documents, time limits for responses and judgment, oral hearings at the court's discretion, and the right of an unsuccessful defendant to seek review in defined circumstances. Judgments rendered under the procedure are enforceable notwithstanding appeal without security, and are recognised and enforced in other Member States without a declaration of enforceability, subject only to refusal on grounds of irreconcilability with an earlier judgment.AI