| E | Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments |
| E-00 | General |
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| E-01 | Scope |
| E-01.01 | Civil and commercial matters |
| E-01.02 | Excluded matters |
| E-01.02.00 | Excluded matters - General |
| E-01.02.01 | The status or legal capacity of natural persons, rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship and succession |
| E-01.02.02 | Bankruptcy, proceedings relating to the winding-up of insolvent companies or other legal persons, judicial arrangements, compositions and analogous proceedings |
| E-01.02.03 | Social security |
| E-01.02.04 | Arbitration |
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| E-02 | Jurisdiction - Basic rule |
| E-02.00 | General |
| E-02.01 | Jurisdiction of the courts of the defendant's domicile |
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| E-03 | Exclusion of exorbitant rules on jurisdiction |
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| E-04 | Jurisdiction - Defendant not domiciled in a Contracting State |
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| E-05 | Special jurisdiction |
| E-05.00 | General |
| E-05.01 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract |
| E-05.01.00 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - General |
| E-05.01.01 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - Scope; the term "obligation" |
| E-05.01.02 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - Place of performance |
| E-05.01.03 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract - Employment contracts |
| E-05.02 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to maintenance |
| E-05.03 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict |
| E-05.04 | Jurisdiction over a civil claim raised in criminal proceedings |
| E-05.05 | Jurisdiction in disputes arising out of the operations of a branch, agency or other establishment |
| E-05.06 | Jurisdiction in matters of trust |
| E-05.07 | Jurisdiction in matters of remuneration for salvage |
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| E-06 | Special jurisdiction in case of related proceedings |
| E-06.01 | Number of defendants |
| E-06.02 | Third party proceedings |
| E-06.03 | Counter-claim |
| E-06.04 | Action in matters relating to a contract and to rights in rem in immovable property |
| E-06.05 | Action concerning the limitation of shipowners' liability |
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| E-07 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - General |
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| E-08 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Jurisdiction over action against the insurer |
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| E-09 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Jurisdiction of the courts for the place of the harmful event |
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| E-10 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Jurisdiction in third-party and direct proceedings brought against the insurer |
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| E-11 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Action brought by the insurer |
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| E-12 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance - Prorogation of jurisdiction |
| E-12.01 | Permissibility of agreements conferring jurisdiction |
| E-12.02 | Marine and aviation insurance |
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| E-13 | Jurisdiction over consumer contracts |
| E-13.00 | General |
| E-13.01 | Scope |
| E-13.02 | Other party not domiciled in a Contracting State |
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| E-14 | Jurisdiction in matters of consumer contracts - Rules of jurisdiction |
| E-15 | Jurisdiction in matters of consumer contracts - Permissibility of agreements conferring jurisdiction |
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| E-16 | Exclusive jurisdiction |
| E-16.00 | General |
| E-16.01 | Jurisdiction in proceedings relating to immovable property |
| E-16.01.00 | Jurisdiction in proceedings relating to immovable property - General |
| E-16.01.01 | Short-term tenancy of immovable property |
| E-16.02 | Jurisdiction in proceedings concerning companies or other legal persons or associations |
| E-16.03 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to entries in public registers |
| E-16.04 | Jurisdiction in matters relating to industrial property rights |
| E-16.05 | Jurisdiction in proceedings concerned with the enforcement of judgments |
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| E-17 | Prorogation of jurisdiction |
| E-17.00 | General |
| E-17.01 | Agreements of jurisdiction |
| E-17.01.00 | Agreements of jurisdiction - General |
| E-17.01.01 | Agreements of jurisdiction - Scope, content and effects |
| E-17.01.02 | Agreements of jurisdiction - Formal requirements |
| E-17.02 | Jurisdiction agreement in trust instrument |
| E-17.03 | Jurisdiction agreement of no effect if contrary to a mandatory rule on jurisdiction |
| E-17.04 | Jurisdiction agreement for the benefit of only one of the parties |
| E-17.05 | Jurisdiction agreement relating to contract of employment |
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| E-18 | Jurisdiction - Entry of appearance by the defendant |
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| E-19 | Examination as to jurisdiction and admissibility - Exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of another contracting state |
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| E-20 | Examination as to jurisdiction and admissibility - Defendant not entering an appearance |
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| E-21 | Lis pendens - Related actions |
| E-21.00 | General |
| E-21.01 | Lis pendens |
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| E-22 | Lis pendens and related actions - Related actions |
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| E-23 | Declining jurisdiction in case of exclusive jurisdiction |
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| E-24 | Provisional, including protective measures |
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| E-25 | Recognition and enforcement |
| E-25.00 | General |
| E-25.01 | The term "judgment" |
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| E-26 | Recognition |
| E-26.00 | General |
| E-26.01 | Principle of recognition - Application for a declaration of recognition |
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| E-27 | Grounds for refusal of recognition |
| E-27.00 | General |
| E-27.01 | Proviso as to public policy |
| E-27.02 | Safeguards for defendants where an appearance is not entered |
| E-27.03 | Judgment irreconcilable with a judment in the State where recognition is sought |
| E-27.04 | Conflicting decision on a preliminary question concerning family law, wills or succession |
| E-27.05 | Judgment irreconcilable with a judgment given in a non-contracting state |
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| E-28 | Recognition - Examination as to jurisdiction in particular cases |
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| E-29 | Recognition - No review as to substance |
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| E-30 | Recognition - Ordinary appeal in the State in which the judgment was given |
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| E-31 | Enforcement |
| E-31.00 | General |
| E-31.01 | Order for enforcement |
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| E-32 | Application for enforcement - Jurisdiction |
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| E-33 | Application for enforcement - Conditions governing the application |
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| E-34 | Application for enforcement - Decision |
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| E-35 | Application for enforcement - Notice of the decision |
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| E-36 | Appeal against an order for enforcement - Time for appealing |
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| E-37 | Appeal against an order for enforcement |
| E-37.00 | General |
| E-37.01 | Jurisdiction |
| E-37.02 | Further appeal |
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| E-38 | Appeal against an order for enforcement - Stay of proceedings, provision of security |
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| E-39 | Appeal against an order for enforcement - Protective measures |
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| E-40 | Appeal against refusal of the application for enforcement |
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| E-41 | Appeal against refusal of the application for enforcement - Further appeal |
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| E-42 | Application for enforcement - Order for partial enforcement |
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| E-43 | Application for enforcement - Judgments ordering a periodic payment by way of penalty |
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| E-44 | Application for enforcement - Grant of legal aid |
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| E-45 | Application for enforcement - Dispensing with provision of security |
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| E-46 | Recognition and enforcement - Production of documents |
| E-46.01 | Production of a copy of the foreign judgment |
| E-46.02 | Proof of service in the case of judgments in default |
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| E-47 | Enforcement - Production of documents |
| E-47.01 | Proof of service and enforceability |
| E-47.02 | Proof of legal aid |
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| E-48 | Recognition and enforcement - Documents - Time for production, equivalent documents, dispensing, translations |
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| E-49 | Recognition and enforcement - Dispensing with legalisation of documents |
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| E-50 | Enforcement of authentic instruments |
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| E-51 | Enforcement of court settlements |
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| E-52 | Domicile of a party |
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| E-53 | Seat of companies and other legal persons |
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| E-54 | Transitional provisions |
| E-54.00 | General |
| E-54.01 | Transitional provisions in maritime matters |
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| E-55 | Relationship to other conventions |
| E-55.00 | General |
| E-55.01 | Substitution of other conventions between Contracting States |
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| E-56 | Applicability of other conventions between Contracting States |
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| E-57 | Conventions in relation to particular matters |
| E-57.00 | General |
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| E-58 | Convention between France and Switzerland of 1869 |
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| E-59 | Conventions concluded with third states |
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| E-60 | Territorial scope |
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| E-61 | Final clauses |
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| E-70 | Protocol to the convention |
| E-70.01 | Special provisions for Luxembourg |
| E-70.02 | Special provisions relating to criminal proceedings and to judgements given in civil matters by criminal courts |
| E-70.04 | Transmission of judicial and extra-judicial documents |
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| E-71 | Protocol on the interpretation by the Court of Justice |
| E-71.00 | General |
| E-71.01 | Jurisdiction of the Court to give rulings on the interpretation of the Convention |
| E-71.02 | Courts which may request preliminary rulings |
| E-71.03 | Obligation and faculty to refer questions requiring a decision |
| E-71.05 | Applicability of the provisions for preliminary rulings under the EC Treaty |
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| E-72 | Accession of new Member States to the Convention |
| E-72.01 | Accession Convention of 9 October 1978 |
| E-72.02 | Accession Convention of 25 October 1982 |
| E-72.03 | Accession Convention of 26 May 1989 |
| E-72.04 | Accession Convention of 29 November 1996 |
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| E-80 | Lugano Convention (Special provisions) |
| E-80.00 | General |
| E-80.01 | Special jurisdiction for employment contracts |
| E-80.02 | Exclusive jurisdiction: short-term tenancy of immovable property |
| E-80.03 | Jurisdiction agreement for employment contracts |
| E-80.04 | Relationship to the Brussels Convention |
| E-80.05 | Violation of jurisdiction rules |
| E-80.06 | Application of a convention in relation to a particular matter |
| E-80.07 | Reservation by Switzerland |
| E-80.08 | Reservation concerning jurisdiction in proceedings relating to immovable property |
| E-80.09 | Uniform interpretation |
| E-80.10 | Accession to the Convention |
