Searching for Debtors’ Bank Accounts Across the European Union: The EAPO Regulation Information Mechanism

MPILux Working Paper 2021(5)

by Carlos Santaló Goris

Abstract: In this article, Carlos Santaló Goris provides a general overview of the mechanism set forth in the European Account Preservation Order Regulation (Regulation No 655/2014) to gather information about debtors’ bank accounts. The Author puts a special focus on the functioning of this instrument, relying on empirical qualitative data gathered from German, Spanish and Luxembourgish practitioners, courts, and authorities with first-hand experience in this area.

Keywords: European Account Preservation Order, provisional measures; enforcement, assets transparency, bank accounts, information mechanism, information authority