This article discusses the current status of EU law on cross-border enforcement of Mediated Settlement Agreements (MSAs) focusing mainly on non-family law matters. Directive 2008/52 states the form an MSA may take under the national legislation, as the basis of cross-border enforcement. Given (a) the polyphony of national legislation as to the form an MSA may take for enforcement purposes and (b) the meaning of “judgment” under EU private international law and the Solo Kleinmotoren case, it is suggested that a level playing field as to cross-border enforcement of MSAs in the EU is not guaranteed. Further, it is suggested that MSAs constitute the outcome of a third distinct dispute resolution category, next to judgments and awards, and are also distinct to contracts. It is concluded that a reform of EU law seems necessary in order to mitigate the above lack of an equal level playing field and to take into account the special character of MSAs.

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在欧盟中执行调解协议以及改革的需要

本文讨论了欧盟关于调解和解协议（MSA）跨境执行的法律的现状，主要侧重于非家庭法事务。指令2008/52规定了MSA在国家法律下的形式，可以作为跨境执法的基础。鉴于（a）关于MSA可能为执行目的而采取的国家立法的多重性，以及（b）欧盟国际私法和Solo Kleinmotoren案中“判决”的含义，建议建立一个公平的竞争环境不能保证在欧盟跨境执行MSA。此外，建议MSA构成第三种独特的争议解决类别的结果，仅次于判决和裁决，并且对于合同而言也是独特的。