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Territorial jurisdiction for enforcing judgments against non-legal-entity branches

Case Number ICCJ_202202
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii) admitted the public prosecutor's appeal, establishing a mandatory, unitary interpretation that the territorial competence of the enforcement court may be determined by the secondary seat of the debtor's branch when the enforcement title concerns a branch without legal personality. This decision resolves a procedural dispute regarding the proper venue for civil enforcement actions, specifically addressing whether a non-legal-entity branch's location can anchor jurisdiction instead of the main headquarters. The court grounded its ruling in the unified interpretation of Article 651(1) of the Civil Procedure Code and declared the decision obligatory pursuant to Article 517(4) of the same Code.

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art. 651 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă, art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă; Territorial jurisdiction for enforcing judgments against non-legal-entity branches: This decision resolves a procedural dispute regarding the proper venue for civil enforcement actions, specifically addressing whether a non-legal-entity branch's location can anchor jurisdiction instead of the main headquarters. The court grounded its ruling in the unified interpretation of Article 651(1) of the Civil Procedure Code and declared the decision obligatory pursuant to Article 517(4) of the same Code.

Keywords

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territorial jurisdiction enforcement of ruling civil judgment legal entity grounds for cassation legal personality

Cited Legislation

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art. 651 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă
Substantive provision whose unitary interpretation the court established regarding territorial competence for enforcement against branches.
art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural provision cited to declare the decision obligatory and binding for all courts.
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ICCJ_203786
Territorial jurisdiction for enforcement: interpretation of exclusive court competence rules regarding secondary seats of legal subdivisions without legal personality
Decizia nr. 929/2024
Territorial jurisdiction for forced enforcement against a legal entity's branch without separate legal personality: exclusive competence at branch or head office
Decizia nr. 1939/2022
Territorial jurisdiction in administrative litigation: exclusive competence based on primary headquarters rather than secondary branches
Decizia nr. 2032/2023
Territorial competence for enforcement of judgment against a corporate branch: execution court at the branch's seat under Art. 651(1) CPC
Decizia nr. 141/2015
Territorial competence for judicial enforcement after constitutional annulment of specific enforcement jurisdiction rules

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art. 651 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă

Substantive provision whose unitary interpretation the court established regarding territorial competence for enforcement against branches.

art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă

Procedural provision cited to declare the decision obligatory and binding for all courts.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii

Minuta deciziei nr. 6 Dosar nr. 671/1/2023

Şedinţa din 15 mai 2023

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite recursul în interesul legii formulat de procurorul general al Parchetului de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea unitară a dispoziţiilor art. 651 alin. (1) din Codul de procedură civilă, în situația în care titlul executoriu privește un dezmembrământ fără personalitate juridică, competența teritorială a instanței de executare poate fi stabilită prin raportare la sediul secundar al persoanei juridice debitoare, respectiv la sediul acestui dezmembrământ.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispozițiilor art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 15 mai 2023.