European e-Justice LIT Search Final Conference 9 November 2015 Dick HEIMANS – Deputy Head of Unit B2

European e-Justice  Use of ICT at the service of judicial systems  Support the implementation of EU and national legal instruments  Simplify procedures  Improve access to justice  Reduce costs  Part of Digital Single Market

European e-Justice – General policy  December 2013 European e-Justice Strategy  June 2014 European e-Justice Action Plan  Joint responsibility Commission/Member States

The European e-Justice Portal  Information repository on EU and national legal systems and instruments  Interconnecting national registers  Providing interactive services in the justice domain

The European e-Justice Portal  Single point for European Justice e-services  Step by step approach  Multilingual from day one  Decentralised as much as possible  Partners: Legal practitioner organisations

Portal Content  information pages on European law and law of 28 Member States  includes civil, administrative and criminal law; everything which concerns citizens, businesses and legal practitioners  including several factsheets on various rights (e.g. rights of victims, rights of defendants)  available in 23 languages (HR included)

Portal Interactive Functionality  Interconnection Insolvency registers  Find a Lawyer/Find a Notary  Dynamic forms for 10 civil law instruments  Sophisticated Content Management System (CMS)  Notifications system  Mobile devices version

E-Justice Visits Annual Trend

E-Justice Visits Monthly Trend

Up-coming Projects  E-Codex: European Small Claims and Payment Orders  European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)  Court database  Consumer Law database  Clarity project (fundamental rights)  Interconnection of business registers

Challenges  Member State participation  Data Protection  Different national approaches  Interoperability  Translation  E-Authentication, e-Identification

LIT Search Implementation  Planned for integration into the Portal from the outset  Priority Action Plan  Central database vs. Interconnected Approach  Data Protection issues  Commercial neutrality

LIT Search Implementation  Implementation timeframe  Extending functionality  Extending participation  Sustainability  Funding possibilities

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