Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of 15 May 2014 established the European Account Preservation for bank accounts (European Account Preservation Order for bank accounts).<\/p>\n
The European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) lets a court in one EU country freeze funds in the bank account of a debtor in another EU country. The procedure may be used in cross-border cases only, whereby the court carrying out the procedure or the country of domicile of the creditor must be in a different Member State than the one in which the debtor’s account is maintained.<\/p>\n
In the Republic of Estonia from the 18th of January 2017 according to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council the Chamber of Enforcement agents and Trustees in Bankruptcy shall be competent to obtain account information (Enforcement agents Act \u00a7 78\u00b9 section 1)<\/p>\n
According to Article 14 of the EAPO, applications for obtaining information on bank accounts in the competent foreign courts should be directed either in Estonian or in English to the following address:<\/p>\n
Chamber of Enforcement agents and Trustees in Bankruptcy<\/p>\n
Roosikrantsi 8b, 10119 Tallinn Estonia<\/p>\n
Phone: +372 64 63 773<\/p>\n
E-mail:\u00a0info@kpkoda.ee<\/a><\/p>\n A European account preservation order made pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Account Preservation Order procedure to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 189, 27.06.2014, pp. 59-92) is subject to implementation in enforcement proceedings in Estonia and the provisions concerning enforcement proceedings of rulings on securing actions apply in Estonia to debtor\u2019s legal remedies insofar as not otherwise provided for in Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Code of Enforcement Procedure \u00a7 11\u00b9 section 1).<\/p>\n When reviewing a request for obtaining information provided for in Article 14 of the Regulation specified in subsection (1) of this section, the information authority\u00b4s actions are subject to a fee. When submitting the application provided in Article 14 of the Regulation specified in subsection (1) of this section, the applicant shall pay 20 euros to the Chamber\u2019s bank account<\/p>\n Account holder: KPK<\/p>\n Account number: EE821010220113742012<\/p>\n SWIFT code (BIC): EEUHEE2X<\/p>\n Bank name: AS SEB Pank.<\/p>\n If the payment has not been received, the Chamber does not have to perform actions of the information authority when reviewing the request for obtaining information. The Chamber will take actions related to the request for obtaining information without delay (Bailiffs Act \u00a7 78\u00b9 sections 1-5).<\/p>\n Provisions concerning the execution of a ruling for securing an action filed for securing a non-monetary claim shall be applied to the size, payment and collection of basic fee payable for the execution of a Preservation Order on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a European Account Preservation Order procedure to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 189, 27.06.2014, p 59\u201392) (Enforcement agents Act \u00a7 38 section 6).\u00a0 If a ruling for securing an action concerns a non-monetary claim or the value of the action has not been determined or is unspecified, and in the case of enforcement of a ruling for revocation of securing an action or enforcement of a judgment, the bailiff’s fee shall be 92 euros (Enforcement agents Act \u00a7 38 section 2).<\/p>\n Pursuant to Article 34(1) and Article 35(4) of Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a enforcement agent is competent to implement legal remedies (Code of Enforcement Procedure \u00a7 11\u00b9 section 9). Pursuant to Article 4(14) of Regulation (EU) No 655\/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a enforcement agent is competent pursuant to Article 23(3), (5) and (6), Article 25(3), Article 27(2), Article 28(3) and second paragraph of Article 36(5) to receive, transmit and serve documents. (Code of Enforcement Procedure \u00a7 11\u00b9 section 10).<\/p>\n More information is available on the website in Estonian language<\/p>\n https:\/\/e-justice.europa.eu\/topics\/taking-legal-action\/european-judicial-atlas-civil-matters\/european-account-preservation-order_et<\/a><\/p>\n and in English at<\/p>\n https:\/\/e-justice.europa.eu\/topics\/taking-legal-action\/european-judicial-atlas-civil-matters\/european-account-preservation-order_en<\/a><\/p>\n Application forms are available in Estonian at the address<\/p>\n https:\/\/webgate.ec.europa.eu\/e-justice\/378\/ET\/european_account_preservation_order_forms?clang=et<\/a><\/p>\n and available in English at<\/p>\n