EC EFTA Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters Lugano, 16 September 1988

Title VI - Transnational Provisions

354

Article 54

355

The provisions of this Convention shall apply only to legal proceedings instituted and to documents formally drawn up or registered as authentic instruments after its entry into force in the State of origin and, where recognition or enforcement of a judgement or authentic instrument is sought, in the State addressed.

356

However, judgements given after the date of entry into force of this Convention between the State of origin and the State addressed in proceedings instituted before that date shall be recognised and enforced in accordance with the provisions of Title III if jurisdiction was founded upon rules which accorded with those provided for either in Title II of this Convention or in a convention concluded between the State of origin and the State addressed which was in force when the proceedings were instituted.

357

If the parties to a dispute concerning a contract had agreed in writing before the entry into force of this Convention that the contract was to be governed by the law of Ireland or of a part of the United Kingdom, the courts of Ireland or of that part of the United Kingdom shall retain the right to exercise jurisdiction in the dispute.

EC EFTA Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters Lugano, 16 September 1988

Preamble

Title I - Scope

Title II - Jurisdiction

Title III - Recognition and Enforcement

Title IV - Authentic Instruments and Court Settlements

Title V - General Provisions

Title VI - Transnational Provisions

Title VII - Relationship to the Brussels Convention and to Other Conventions

Title VIII - Final Provisions

Protocol No. 1 on Certain Questions of Jurisdiction, Procedure and Enforcement

Protocol No. 2 On the Uniform Interpretation of the Convention Preamble

Protocol No. 3 on the Application of 57

Declaration by the Representatives of the Governments of the State Signatories to the Lugano Convention which are Members of the European Communities on Protocol No. 3 on the Application of Article 57 of the Convention

Declaration by the Representatives of the Governments of the States Signatories to the Lugano Convention which are Members of the European Communities

Declaration by the Representatives of the Governments of the States Signatories to the Lugano Convention which are Members of the European Free Trade Association

Metadata

Manifest

EC EFTA Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters Lugano, 16 September 1988

Title VI - Transnational Provisions

Article 54