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103. Presentation of the Federal Chancellor concerning the scope of the European Convention on the transmission of requests for procedural assistance
According to the Communications of the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, the following other States have their instruments of ratification of the European Convention on the Transmission of Applications for Process Assistance (BGBl. N ° 190/1982, last proclamation of the BGBl area. III No 41/2003):
States: |
Date of deposit the instrument of ratification: |
Romania |
15 February 2006 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
9 February 2005 |
On the occasion of the deposit of the instruments of ratification, the following declarations have been issued by the following States: Reservations are explained:
Romania:
In accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, the Ministry of Justice shall be designated as the central delivery agency and also as the central receiving agency.
In accordance with Article 13 (1) of the Convention, Romania declares that it is the application of the provisions of Article 6 (1) lit. b completely excludes.
Serbia and Montenegro:
According to Article 13 (1) of the Convention, Serbia and Montenegro conclude the application of Article 6 (1) (lit). b completely out.
Pursuant to Article 8 of the Convention, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, Nemanjina 22-24, 11000 Belgrade and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Montenegro, Vuka, shall be the transmitting agency and the central reception centre pursuant to Art. 2 (1) and (2). Karadzica 3, 81000 Podgorica ".
According to a further note by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Switzerland, on 9 May 2006, has the central authorities designated under Article 2 of the Convention 1 as follows, or Supplemented:
Central cantonal authorities:
Canton: Aargau (AG)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Aargau, Obere Vorstadt 40, 5000 Aarau
Canton: Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
Official Language: German
Address: Cantonsgericht Appenzell A.Rh., Postfach 162, 9043 Trogen
Canton: Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)
Official Language: German
Address: Kantonsgericht Appenzell I.Rh., Unteres Objective 20, 9050 Appenzell
Canton: Basel-Landschaft (BL)
Official Language: German
Address: Kantonsgericht Basel-Landschaft, Justice Administration Postfach 635, 4410 Liestal
Canton: Basel-Stadt (BS)
Official Language: German
Address: Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt, Bäumleingasse 1, 4051 Basel
Canton: Bern (BE)
Official languages: German/French
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Bern, Hochschulstrasse 17 Postfach 7475, 3001 Bern
Canton: Fribourg (FR)
Official languages: French/German
Address: Tribunal cantonal, Place de l' Hôtel de Ville 2a, Case postale 56, 1702 Fribourg
Canton: Genève (GE)
Official language: French
Address: Parquet du Procureur général, Place du Bourg-de-Four 1, Case postale 3565, 1211 Genève 3
Canton: Glarus (GL)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Glarus, Courthouse Postfach, 8750 Glarus
Canton: Graubünden (GR)
Official Language: German
Address: Justice, Police and Sanity Department Graubünden Hofgraben 5, 7001 Chur
Canton: Jura (JU)
Official language: French
Address: Département de la Justice, Service juridique 2, rue du 24-Septembre, 2800 Delémont
Canton: Luzern (LU)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Luzern, Hirschengraben 16, 6003 Luzern
Canton: Neuchâtel (NE)
Official language: French
Address: Département de la justice, de la santé et de la sécurité; service de la justice, Château, 2001 Neuchâtel
Canton: Nidwalden (NW)
Official Language: German
Address: Kantonsgericht Nidwalden, Rathausplatz 1, 6371 Stans
Canton: Obwalden (OW)
Official Language: German
Address: Kantonsgericht Obwalden, Postfach 1260, 6061 Sarnen
Canton: Schaffhausen (SH)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Schaffhausen, Postfach 568, 8201 Schaffhausen
Canton: Schwyz (SZ)
Official Language: German
Address: Kantonsgericht Schwyz, Kollegiumstrasse 28, Postfach 2265, 6431 Schwyz
Canton: Solothurn (SO)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Solothurn, Zivilkammer Amthaus 1, 4502 Solothurn
Canton: St. Gallen (SG)
Official Language: German
Address: Kantonsgericht St. Gallen, Klosterhof 1, 9001 St. Gallen
Canton: Thurgau (TG)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Thurgau, Promenadenstrasse 12, 8500 Frauenfeld
Canton: Ticino (TI)
Official language: Italian
Address: Tribunale di appello, via Pretorio 16, 6901 Lugano
Canton: Uri (UR)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Uri, Rathausplatz 2, Postfach, 6460 Altdorf UR 1
Canton: Valais (VS)
Official languages: French/German
Address: Tribunal cantonal, Palais de Justice, 1950 Sion 2
Canton: Vaud (VD)
Official language: French
Address: Tribunal cantonal, Palais de justice de l' Hermitage Route du Signal 8, 1014 Lausanne Adm cant VD
Canton: Zug (ZG)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Zug, legal aid, 6300 train
Canton: Zurich (ZH)
Official Language: German
Address: Obergericht des Kantons Zürich, Rechtshilfe, Postfach Hirschengraben 15, 8023 Zürich
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