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Table of Contents
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3. Third ground: a conflict between the decision whose recognition is sought
and a decision previously given in the forum or in a third Member State ....................... 462
Article 41 – No review as to the substance.......................................................................465
Article 42 – Staying of recognition proceedings ..............................................................466
Article 43 – Enforceability ....................................................................................................469
I. General Outline.................................................................................................................. 470
II. Commentary......................................................................................................................474
1. Decisions issued by courts of Member States .................................................................474
2. Enforceability in the state of origin ................................................................................477
3. Application for an exequatur .........................................................................................477
4. ‘Of any interested party’ ..................................................................................................477
5. No further autonomous prerequisites..............................................................................478
6. Permissibility of negative declaratory actions ................................................................478
Article 44 – Determination of domicile .............................................................................481
Article 45 – Jurisdiction of local courts ............................................................................. 483
Article 46 – Procedure ...........................................................................................................486
I. Application of the lex fori executionis ............................................................................ 486
II. No postal address or authorised representative in the Member State of
enforcement required ......................................................................................................487
III. Autonomous procedural prerequisites...........................................................................487
Article 47 – Non-production of the attestation ................................................................490
Article 48 – Declaration of enforceability ......................................................................... 492
Article 49 – Notice of the decision on the application for a declaration
of enforceability ............................................................................................... 494
Article 50 – Appeal against the decision on the application
for a declaration of enforceability ................................................................497
I. General ..............................................................................................................................497
II. Establishment of the right to lodge an appeal................................................................498
III. Issues governed by the lex fori executionis .................................................................499
IV. Guarantees established in favour of the party against whom enforcement
is sought ............................................................................................................................499
1. Guarantee of timely service in case the party against whom enforcement
is sought is in default .....................................................................................................499
2. On time limits ................................................................................................................ 501
V. Interim Measures .............................................................................................................501
Article 51 – Procedure to contest the decision given on appeal ..................................502
Article 52 – Refusal or revocation of a declaration of enforceability .........................504
Article 53 – Staying of proceedings ....................................................................................505
Article 54 – Provisional, including protective, measures...............................................507
I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................508