APPROVAL OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACT.

The new Spanish Act 29/2015 of 30 July, on International Cooperation in matters of Civil Law introduces significant changes regarding aspects such as international notification, taking of evidence abroad and the system for recognising and executing foreign rulings, and in particular the elimination of the reciprocity requirement in recognising rulings regulated by the Spanish Civil Procedure Act and the option that allows judges to directly submit international cooperation requests.