ELRN Workshops 2022

Malaga, 24th of November

The last workshop of the year took place in Malaga, Spain. Representatives from 17 countries attended the event.

The training opened up with a presentation about the study on Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders by Jorge López, Spanish land registrar, followed by a round table.

We continued with a summary of the CPs contributions on Data Protection in LR questionnaire by Claude Sapiano, Contact Point from Malta.

The next panel was about the «international circulation of digital public documents» by Guillermo Palao, International Private Law Professor at University of Valencia. The presentation followed by an update on the ELRA study about the free movement of public documents, by Fernando de la Puente, Spanish Land and Business Registrar

One of our main invited speakers was Marie Vautravers, Secretary General of the European Judicial Network, who talked about the current challenges of cross-border protection of vulnerable adults and minors. Our Secretary General, Francisco J. Gimeno, completed the presentation by talking about the role of land registry in this matter.

To end with, we had a presentation about the Regulation 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings: Establishment and interconnection of insolvency registers by Blandina Soares, Conservadora dos Registo Civil, Predial e Comercial de Portugal. Then our Secretary General made un update of the existing Fact Sheet regarding insolvency and LR.

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders, by Jorge López
• CPs contributions on Data Protection in LR, by Claude Sapiano
• International circulation of digital public documents by Guillermo Palao
• Free movement of public documents, by Fernando de la Puente
• Current challenges of cross-border protection of vulnerable adults and minors, by Marie Vautravers
• Regulation 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings, by Blandina Soaeres
• Fact Sheet on insolvency and LR, by Francisco J. Gimeno

Online, 23rd of June

The second workshop of the year took place virtually and representatives from 12 countries joined.

Given the ongoing situation in Ukraine, ELRA was asked to join a Task Force sub-group on asset freeze and reporting created by DG Fisma, European Commission, on the Implementation of restrictive measures in the framework of Regulation (EU) 2022/396. We had the opportunity to count with representatives of the EC on the matter, who explained the sanctions the EU is carrying out as well as the aim and progress of the above-mentioned working group. Our ELRN coordinator and Secretary General, Francisco J. Gimeno, presented the contributions of ELRA members to the Task Force subgroup.

This was followed by a presentation Data Protection in the Land Registry by Filipa Calvão, President of the National Data Protection Committee, Portugal.

Our CP from Malta, Claude Sapiano, also presented a question on the topic that will be addressed by the CPs and followed by a study on the topic.

To end with, the progress of the study on «free movement of public documents», launched by Fernando de la Puente at the beginning of the year, was presented and followed by a round table. The study will continue and the conclusions of the same will be presented when it has concluded.

• CPs contributions to the Task Force soubgroup
• Study on free movement of public documents, by Fernando de la Puente
• Data Protection in the Land Registry, by Filipa Calvão
• Data Protection in view of the new Online Land Registration System in Malta, by Claude Sapiano

  

  

  

Brussels, 4th of March

The first seminar of the year took place on the 4th of March in Brussels and brought together members of 21 European countries in a hybrid format.

A study on the «free movement of public documents» was launched by Fernando de la Puente, former ELRA President, and followed by a round table. The conclusions of the study will be presented in November, in our last workshop of the year.

Dr Marta Rekawek -Pachwicewicz, Chief Specialist in the Ministry of Justice of Poland, presented the conclusions and feedbacks of the «Study Case: C-301/20: the validity of a certified copy not having an expiration date». Same was done by Agostina Lodde,CP from Agenzie delle Entrate, for the study on «Digitalization of paper documents»

Later, an ongoing study on «Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders» was presented by Jorge Lopez, Spanish Land Registrar.

Report on 3D representation in the Land Registry was presented by Joke De Wit and Mohammed Kammachi from the General Administration of the Patrimonial Documentation from Belgium.

Afterwards, Ivica Anaković, CP from Croatia Comparative study: Republic of Croatia and ELRA member states land registry systems and Francisco J.Gimeno, ELRA Secretary General, presented some internal topics to end with.

Presentations:

• Study on Free movement of public documents, by Fernando de la Puente
• Conclusions and feedbacks of the Study Case: C-301/20 by Dr Marta Rekawek -Pachwicewicz
• Conclusions and feedbacks on «Digitalization of paper documents» by Agostina Lodde.
• Regulation (EU) 2018/1805, by Jorge López.
• Report on 3D representation in the Land Registry, by Joke De Wit and Mohammed Kammachi
• Republic of Croatia and ELRA member states land registry systems, by  Ivica Anaković