Litigation & Arbitration Updates 2-2013

Order HAP/490/2013, of March 27, 2013, amending Order HAP/2662/2012, of December 13, 2012, approving Form 696 (self-assessment) and Form 695 (application for refund of court fees) was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on March 30, 2013. The Order is made under Royal Decree-Law 3/2013, of February 22, 2013 (see Litigation and Arbitration Newsletter 1-2013 of February 25, 2013) which amended Law 10/2012, of November 20, 2012, regulating the new court fees (see Litigation and Arbitration Newsletter 6-2012 of November 21, 2012). The most notable changes brought in by the Order are as follows:

1. AMENDMENT OF FORM 696

2. AMENDMENT OF FORM 695

3. TIME PERIOD FOR REMEDYING THE FAILURE TO FILE FORM 696 (SELF-ASSESSMENT OF COURT FEE)

4. ENTRY INTO FORCE