Legal Parentage
Dear Justice (JUST),
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
- all documents/correspondance related to the creation of simple status documents within the EU for the recognition of legal parentage between EU member states
Yours faithfully,
Arun Dohle
Ref: just.a.1(2014)318145
Dear Mr Dohle,
You have requested access to all documents/correspondence related to the creation of simple status documents within the EU for the recognition of legal parentage between EU member states. We understand that with "simple status documents" you would mean probably "civil status documents".
The Commission has not yet undertaken any initiative in this field. In 2010, the Commission announced in its Green Paper "Less bureaucracy for citizens: promoting free movement of public documents and recognition of the effects of civil status records", two possible initiatives on which it launched a public consultation: (i) improving the free movement of public documents and (ii) the mutual recognition of civil status in cross-border situations.
As a follow-up, the Commission adopted on 24 April 2013 a proposal for a Regulation containing concrete simplification measures for the acceptance of certain public documents in the EU, aimed at abolishing red tape and costs for citizens and companies that present in a Member State a public document issued in another Member State in order to benefit from a right or comply with an obligation. The Commission is now focussed on facilitating the adoption of this proposal.
With regard to the second initiative, it is too early at this stage to give concrete information on the timing or scope of the future proposal but, as stated in the 2010 Green Paper, it is intended to deal with the recognition by a Member State of the effects of a public document issued in another Member State.
The mutual recognition of parentage documents could be also considered in this context.
You will find attached the 2010 Green Paper.
Best regards,
European Commission
Directorate-General for Justice
Civil Justice Policy Unit
Dear Justice (JUST),
Thank you for this information.
As part of this request, can you please provide me with
all documents related to the public consultation on the mutual recognition of civil status in cross-border situations.
Yours faithfully,
Arun Dohle
To: [1][FOI #1158 email]
Subject: RE: Access to information request - Legal Parentage Gestdem
2014/424
Link to: just.a.1(2014)318145
Dear Mr Dohle,
With reference to your additional request of 21 February 2014, please find
here the link to the results of the public consultation on the Green Paper
on "Less bureaucracy for citizens":
[2]http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/civ...
Best regards,
European Commission
Directorate-General for Justice
Civil Justice Policy Unit
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