Simplification and verification system of public documents for EU-citizens

18.02.2014

The European Parliament approved on 4.2.2014 the order suggestion of European Parliament and Commission about support of free movement of citizens and business by simplification of accepting of same public deeds (document) in EU. The simplification shall refers to the documents which are connected e.g. with a birth, a death, a name, a marriage, a registered partnership including parenthood, an adoption, a residence or with a real estate.

The suggestion cancels the duty to verify these public deeds for using them in another membership state so called Apostille clause, simplifies the submitting of verified copies and verified translated deeds and introduces the standard EU-forms.

The EU-citizens will be not obliged to prove the authenticity of their documents only in their country within twenty-eight countries. For authorities should be the non-verified copies and translations satisfying.

The order becomes effective the 12 ththth day after being declared in the Official  Journal of the European Union.