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Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)

Regulation (EC) No.861/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11th July 2007 creates a European Small Claims Procedure. This Act of Sederunt provides rules in connection with proceedings in the sheriff court under that procedure. In particular, it provides:

(a) rules on communications by the court under the Regulation (see rule 3);

(b) rules on what happens when an application under that procedure is determined to be outside the scope of the Regulation (see rule 4); and

(c) rules on the form of certain ancillary applications under the Regulation (see rule 5).