The regulation No 1215/2012 updates a previous EU law on the jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil as well as commercial matters (known as ‘Brussels I regulation’). Its goal is to make the circulation of judgments in civil and commercial cases easier and faster within the EU.
Regulation No 1215/2012 is applicable as from today, January 10 2015 with articles 75 and 76 having already been applicable as from January 10 2014. With regulation No 1215/2012 entering into force, regulation No 44/2001 is repealed.
More information at http://http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R1215&qid=1458296849360