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Explanatory Note

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

Regulation (EC) No. 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council creates a European order for payment procedure. This Act of Sederunt provides rules in connection with applications for European orders for payment made in the sheriff court. In particular, it provides:

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

(b) rules on what must be lodged with the court where service under the Regulation is effected on a representative (see rule 4);

(c) rules on what happens where the European order for payment is opposed and the proceedings require to continue under domestic procedure (see rule 5);

(d) rules on review of a European order for payment (see rule 6);

(e) rules on refusal of enforcement of a European order for payment (see rule 7).