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12.9.2 Enforcement of foreign judgments

The recognition and enforcement of judgments issued by civil and commercial courts in EU member states and by the Unified Patent Court are subject to Regulation No. 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 12, 2012, on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.122 Those judgments are enforceable in Spain without the need for a declaration of enforceability. The enforcement procedure for such judgments, subject to certain exceptions under Regulation No. 1215/2012, is the same as for judgments issued by Spanish courts.

The enforcement of other (final) foreign judgments in Spain is governed by the LEC, subject to contrary provisions of international treaties in force in Spain or of Spanish law on international legal cooperation in civil matters.123