Press Release: Green Paper on maintenance obligations: Commission seeks views of interested parties

The European Commission has prepared a discussion document (Green Paper) on the cross-border recovery of maintenance obligations (e.g. child support payable by parents not residing with the child). Its purpose is to seek the views of all those concerned on the various issues involved before the hearing scheduled for 2 June 2004 in Brussels takes place and before the second stage of negotiations begin the following week at the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The Commission intends shortly to unveil a Community legislative proposal setting out the rules applicable between EU Member States. As for the Hague Conference, the Commission is making preparations for a convention with a view to bringing up to date the existing regime (comprising several international conventions and various regional or bilateral agreements) so that it could apply in particular between the EU Member States and third countries.

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