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Security for costs under Art. 69(4) UPCA / R. 158 RoP may be ordered where the claimant's own financial situation gives rise to a legitimate and real concern that a future costs award may not be recoverable or enforceable.

The Court of Appeal clarified that the term "action" (Klage) in Rule 265.1 RoP encompasses applications for provisional measures.