European Agreement on the Transmission of Application for Legal Aid [CETS N° 092]

The Agreement is designed to eliminate economic obstacles to proceedings and to permit persons in an economically weak position more easily to exercise their rights as Parties.
Accordingly, the Agreement provides that persons having their habitual residence in the territory of a Party may apply for legal aid in civil, commercial or administrative matters in the territory of another Party to the Agreement. The Agreement sets out the procedure to be followed and, in particular, makes it possible for the person concerned to submit an application through the intermediary of the State of habitual residence.

The Convention entered into force on 28 February 1977.

Text of the Convention,
state of signatures and ratifications,
declarations,
explanatory report
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