#32026R1397EU updates the list of authorities for cross-border maintenance cases
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This regulation updates the EU list of administrative authorities that can handle certain cross-border maintenance obligation matters, such as child support or other family maintenance claims. The practical change is mainly about Finland: newer proceedings now point to Finland’s wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki, and Åland municipalities, while older proceedings keep the previous Social Welfare Board reference. For businesses, this has little direct impact. It matters most for public bodies, courts, legal advisers, and people involved in cross-border maintenance cases who need to know which authority is responsible.
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Key Changes
- Replaces Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 with an updated list of administrative authorities
- Updates Finland’s listed authorities for maintenance obligation proceedings started from 1 January 2023
- Keeps the older Finnish Social Welfare Board reference for proceedings started before 31 December 2022
Obligations
What this law requires
For cross-border maintenance obligation proceedings initiated until 31 December 2022 in Finland, the competent administrative authority listed under Annex X remains the Social Welfare Board (“Sosiaalilautakunta/Socialnämnd”).
For cross-border maintenance obligation proceedings initiated from 1 January 2023 onwards in Finland, competent authorities must be identified using the updated Annex X references to Finland’s wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki, and Åland municipalities rather than the previous Social Welfare Board reference.