EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE - FORM A

EUROPEAN SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

FORM A

CLAIM FORM

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION – THEY WILL HELP YOU TO FILL IN THIS FORM

Assistance in filling in the form

You may benefit from assistance in filling in this form. To find out how to obtain such assistance, you may refer to the information provided by the Member States and published on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in civil and commercial matters, available at the European e-Justice Portal https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_small_claims-354-en.do. Please note that this assistance does not include legal aid, for which appropriate application must be made under national law; nor does it include a legal assessment of your case.

Language

Fill in this form in the language of the court/tribunal to which you are sending your application. Please note that the form is available in all official languages of the institutions of the European Union on the European e-Justice Portal https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_small_claims_forms-177-en.do. This may help you in filling in the form in the required language.

 

Supporting documents

Please note that the claim form should be accompanied, where appropriate, by any relevant supporting documents. However, this does not prevent you from submitting, where appropriate, further evidence during the procedure.

A copy of the claim form and, where appropriate, of the supporting documents, will be served on the defendant. The defendant will have an opportunity to submit a response.

1. Court/tribunal