Towards Effective Enforcement of Uncontested Monetary Claims : Lessons from Eastern and Central Europe
This comparative analysis examines the enforcement of uncontested monetary claims in the EU-11, as well as in FYR Macedonia (hereinafter "comparator countries"), and outlines options available to policymakers. The users of this analysis w...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/748601499954362710/Towards-effective-enforcement-of-uncontested-monetary-claims-lessons-from-Eastern-and-Central-Europe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28400 |
| Summary: | This comparative analysis examines the
enforcement of uncontested monetary claims in the EU-11, as
well as in FYR Macedonia (hereinafter "comparator
countries"), and outlines options available to
policymakers. The users of this analysis will be
policymakers in environments that are strained by backlogs
of such claims. Primarily, these will be Western Balkans
countries, especially those of the former Yugoslavia. The
analysis may also benefit policymakers elsewhere who wish to
improve enforcement of uncontested claims. When exploring
enforcement of uncontested claims, the report gives
particular attention to utility bills since they form a
significant portion of such claims. Additionally,
enforcement of utility bills is a sensitive policy matter
due to the social significance of these services.
Uncontested claims are enforced in two stages: first,
obtaining enforceable title; and second, execution of the
enforceable title. In all comparator countries, these two
stages are carried out by two different authorities. None of
the comparator countries have chosen to combine the two
stages. In contrast, in Serbia and in Montenegro these two
stages form part of a single enforcement procedure carried
out by an enforcement agent. |
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