Small claims procedure

European small claims procedure

This procedure offers consumers and small businesses an inexpensive solution to settling cross-border payment claims of up to €5,000.

Pursue your claim from home 

• submit your claim by post or e-mail, standard forms are available online
• oral court hearings, if necessary at all, are by video - conference – and you don't have to be represented by a lawyer

The judgment can be enforced in any EU country

The applicant sends a copy of the decision to the courts in the country or countries concerned.