"Brussels I" and the Council Regulation on the service of judicial documents have both come into force in Denmark Council Regulation 44/2001/EC of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (also called "Brussels I") (OJ L 12, 2001 1) has come into force in Denmark as of 1 July 2007. Also as of 1 July 2007 the related Council Regulation 1348/2000/EC of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (OJ L 160 2000 37) came into force. Up until now, the Brussels Convention of 1968, i.e. the predecessor of "Brussels I", and the Hague Convention on the service of judicial documents applied in Denmark and a the Member States of the European Community. The "Brussels I" Regulation and Regulation 1348/2000/EC did not automatically come into force in Denmark since Denmark does not participate in Title IV of the EC Treaty. Title IV governs inter alia judicial cooperation in civil matters between the Member States (Art. 61 c ECT). These Regulations were upon Denmark's wish extended to Denmark by international agreement (Art. 300 ECT). The text of the agreement concerning Regulation 44/2001/EC is laid down in the documents COM(2005)145final01 - COM(2005)145final02. The text was adopted by the Council with its decision 2006/325/EC (OJ 2006, L 120 p. 22); The text of the agreement concerning Regulation 1348/2000/EC is laid down in the documents COM(2005)146 final01 - COM(2005)146final02, the text was adopted by the Council with its decision 2006/326/EC, OJ 2006, L 120, p. 23). Denmark ratified the agreements on 18 January 2007. The extension of these Regulations to Denmark will now significantly ease cross-border infringement cases. · back