Originally from Enforcement of Money Judgments

I.  PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARD ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS

A. Describe the receptiveness of your government (including courts) toward enforcement of foreign money judgments.

Under Estonian law, foreign court judgments and foreign arbitration awards are regularly recognized and enforced in Estonia in accordance with Estonian law, regulations of the European Council, regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council, bi- or multilateral agreements and international treaties to which the Republic of Estonia is a party (Articles 619–627 of the Code of Civil Procedure, hereinafter CCP).

a) Foreign Civil Court Judgments

Estonia is a member of the EU since 01/05/2004. Recognition and enforcement of other EU Member States’ judgments is governed by the following regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council:

1) Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast);

2) Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims;

3) Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure;

4) Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European Payment Order procedure.

Other specific matters are governed by the following regulations:

5) Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings;