The European Bailiffs’ Foundation (EUBF) coordinates and participates in projects co-funded by the European Union to promote access to justice, cross-border cooperation, and digitalization of justice.
About the project: Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 deals with improving the transmission of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters between Member States of the European Union. The Regulation is expected to come into effect in May 2025. Bailiffs in Europe, who play a crucial role in the service of documents, are identified as key actors of this Regulation. Under the new Regulation, bailiffs will have to use a decentralized computer system like e-CODEX for the service of documents. The European Commission has been working with Member States and stakeholders including bailiffs to set up an e-EDES portal with a secure communication channel (e-CODEX) for the digital exchange of electronic evidence requests and responses between EU judicial authorities under the European Investigation Order Directive. This portal has been chosen by the European Commission to be adapted as the implementation tool for Regulations 2020/1784 and 2020/1783.
The main objective is to assist and support the judicial officers across Europe and to converge towards a uniform solution to facilitate the use of the e-EDES portal adapted to Regulation 2020/1784 and the e-CODEX infrastructure.
By providing assistance to bailiffs, EUBF as coordinator and its partners hope to ensure a smoother transition towards the use of e-CODEX and contribute to a more efficient and effective judicial cooperation between the Member States of the European Union.
The partners of EUBF are:
Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (AUTH) is the largest Higher Education Institution in Greece and one of the largest universities in Southeastern Europe.
The National Research Council (CNR) is Italy's primary public organization tasked with conducting, promoting, and enhancing research across various sectors for the scientific, technological, economic, and social development of the country.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is the world organisation for cross-border cooperation in civil and commercial matters.
The European Union of Bailiffs (UEHJ) is an international association governed by Belgian law.