Communication from the Portuguese Republic in accordance with Article VI of the Protocol of 27 September 1968 annexed to the Brussels Convention

(2000/C 160/01)

In view of the amendments made to the legal order of the Portuguese Republic by:

- Articles 65 and 65A of the code of civil procedure (Código de Processo Civil) regarding the international jurisdiction of the law courts,

- Law No 3/99 of 13 January 1999 on the organisation, operation and jurisdiction of the law courts, particularly as regards the abolition of the "Tribunais Judiciais de Circulo",

IN ACCORDANCE with Article VI of the Protocol of 27 September 1968 annexed to the Brussels Convention of the same date and for the purposes of Article 64(e) of the Convention,

THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CONVENTION:

(a) the eleventh indent of Article 3 should read as follows:"in Portugal: Articles 65 and 65A of the code of civil procedure (Código de Processo Civil) and Article 11 of the code of labour procedure (Código de Processo de Trabalho),"

(b) the twelfth indent of Article 32 should read as follows:"in Portugal, to the 'Tribunal de Comarca'."