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Luxemburgo - Autoridad central (Art. 2) e información práctica

Central Authority(ies):

Le Procureur général d'Etat 

Contact details:
Address: Le Procureur général d'Etat
Cité judiciaire
Plateau du St-Esprit
L-2080 Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 47 59 81-336
Fax: +352 47 05 50 
E-mail:

parquet.general@justice.etat.lu

General website:

 

Contact person: Mme Monique SCHMITZ, Avocat Général
tél.: +352 47 59 81-336/393
en son absence / in her absence:
Avocat général de permanence
Languages spoken by staff: French, German, English

Practical Information
(The following information was provided by the relevant State authorities or was obtained from the replies to the Evidence Convention Questionnaires)
Blocking statutes: Yes, there are two European instruments of this nature:

Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (see, Article 5(1)).

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (See, Art. 25(1)).

Chapter I
(Letters of Requests)
Transmission of Letters of Requests: Letters of Request are sent directly from a judicial authority in the requesting State to the Central Authority of the requested State.
Authority responsible for informing of the time and place of the execution of Letter of Request (Art. 7): Judicial authority competent to execute the request.
Presence of judicial personnel at the execution of the Letter of Request (Art. 8): Declaration of applicability. No Competent Authority has been designated. However, in practice such requests are considered by the Parquet général.
Privileges and duties existing under the law of States other than the State of origin and the State of execution (Art. 11): No declaration of applicability.
Translation requirements (Arts 4(2) and 33):  Accepts Letters of Requests written in or translated into French, English and German. 
Costs relating to execution of the Letters of Request (Arts 14(2)(3) and 26): Luxembourg has not sought reimbursement of costs under Art. 14(2).
Time for execution: No information available.
Art 23 pre-trial discovery of documents: Letter of Request will not be executed (full exclusion).
Information about domestic rules on the taking of evidence:  European Judicial Network in Civil or Commercial Matters - Luxembourg.
Witness examination under Chapter I
Should Letters of Request include specific questions to be used during witness examination or only a list of matters to be addressed? No information available.
Is it a public or private hearing? Elles peuvent être soit publiques, soit à huis clos. Cela dépend de la matière.
Do the judicial authorities "blue-pencil" Letters of Requests (i.e. rephrase, restructure and / or strike out objectionable questions or offensive wording so that a Letter of Request may be executed under the laws of the requested State)? Yes.
Is the witness provided in advance with a copy of the questions / matters to be addressed as contained in the Letter of Request? No.
Are documents produced by the witness authenticated by the court? No.
Is an oath generally administered to the witness? Yes.
Can the witness be made subject to further examination and recall? Yes, but a second request is necessary.
Are there sanctions for non-appearance of witness? Il s'expose à une peine d'amende de 50 à 2.500 euros.
Must interpreters who assist with the witness examination be court-certified? Yes.
How is the testimony transcribed? Un procès-verbal est dressé par le greffier et signé par le magistrat et le témoin.
Chapter II
(Taking of evidence by diplomatic officers, consular agents and commissioners)
Article 15 Applicable.
Article 16 Applicable. See conditions and competent authority.
Article 17 Applicable. See conditions and competent authority.
Article 18 No declaration of applicability (i.e., a diplomatic officer, consular agent or commissioner may not apply for appropriate assistance to obtain evidence by compulsion).
Taking of evidence by video-links
(under either chapter) 
Chapter I
Are there legal obstacles to the use of video links? No.
Technology used: No information available.
Level of interpretation required: No information available.
Simultaneous or in sequence interpretation: No information available.
Interpretation required in which jurisdiction? No information available.
Who pays for the interpretation? No information available.
How would a request for evidence be handled if witness not willing? No information available.
Chapter II
Are there legal obstacles to the use of video links? No information available.
Technology used: No information available.
Level of interpretation required: No information available.
Simultaneous or in sequence interpretation: No information available.
Interpretation required in which jurisdiction? No information available.
Who pays for the interpretation? No information available.
Bilateral or multilateral agreements Bilateral conventions on judicial co-operation: Austria, Denmark, France, Switzerland.

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters.

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(This page was last updated on 22 June 2017)

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