Glossary · Swiss and international law
Lugano enforcement certificate (LUG art. 53)
Standardised form issued by the court of origin certifying that a decision rendered in a Lugano State is enforceable and fit to circulate.
Reference : LUG art. 53 and Annex V
The enforcement certificate is used for monetary-condemnation decisions (maintenance, commercial debts) that must be enforced in another Lugano State.
It certifies :
- the originating court;
- the parties;
- the enforceable character of the decision;
- the amounts due, broken down by head of condemnation.
Without this certificate, the Swiss debt-enforcement office (LP) will generally refuse definitive mainlevée on the basis of a foreign decision.