Notaries: EC urges non-discrimination compliance

To date, only Italy, Portugal and Spain have abolished a nationality requirement for notaries. Estonia and the Netherlands will soon join them, but other countries are not so willing. The European Commission (EC) will take the second step in its infringement procedure by sending reasoned opinions to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia for limiting notary professional practice to their own citizens. The EC will also take the third step in the process by referring Belgium, Germany, Greece, France, Luxembourg and Austria to the Court of Justice.  Read more.