Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents) (recast)
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), 32020R1784R(03), July 27, 2023
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), 32020R1784R(04), October 26, 2023
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), 32020R1784R(05), February 2, 2024
(1) "forum Member State" means the Member State in which the judicial proceedings take place; (2) "decentralised IT system" means a network of national IT systems and interoperable access points, operating under the individual responsibility and management of each Member State, that enables the secure and reliable cross-border exchange of information between the national IT systems.
(a) the names and addresses of the receiving agencies referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3; (b) the geographical areas in which those receiving agencies have jurisdiction; (c) the means by which those receiving agencies are able to receive documents where Article 5(4) applies; and (d) the languages that may be used for the completion of the forms set out in Annex I.
(a) supplying information to the transmitting agencies; (b) seeking solutions to any difficulties which may arise during the transmission of documents for service; (c) forwarding, in exceptional cases, a request for service to the competent receiving agency at the request of a transmitting agency.
(a) providing for designated authorities to which transmitting agencies may address requests on the determination of the address of the person to be served; (b) allowing persons from other Member States to submit requests, including electronically, for information about addresses of persons to be served directly to domicile registries or other publicly accessible databases by means of a standard form available on the European e-Justice Portal; or (c) providing detailed information, through the European e-Justice Portal, on how to find the addresses of persons to be served.
(a) the means of assistance which the Member State will provide in its territory pursuant to paragraph 1; (b) where applicable, the names and contact details of the authorities referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1; (c) whether the authorities of the Member State addressed submit, on their own initiative, requests to domicile registries or other databases for information about addresses in cases where the address indicated in the request for service is not correct.
(a) immediately inform the transmitting agency by means of form K in Annex I or, if the transmitting agency has requested information by means of form I in Annex I, by means of form J in Annex I; and (b) continue to take all necessary steps to effect the service of the document where service seems to be possible within a reasonable period of time, unless the transmitting agency indicates that service is no longer necessary.
(a) a language which the addressee understands; or (b) the official language of the Member State addressed or, if there are several official languages in that Member State, the official language or one of the official languages of the place where service is to be effected.
(a) the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State of origin; and (b) a language referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1.
(a) recourse to a judicial officer or to a person competent under the law of the Member State addressed; (b) the use of a particular method of service.
(a) the documents are sent and received using qualified electronic registered delivery services within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and the addressee gave prior express consent to the use of electronic means for serving documents in the course of legal proceedings; or (b) the addressee gave prior express consent to the court or authority seised of the proceedings or to the party responsible for service of documents in such proceedings to the use of email sent to a specified email address for the purpose of serving documents in the course of those proceedings and the addressee confirms receipt of the document with an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt.
(a) the document was served by a method prescribed by the law of the Member State addressed for the service of documents in domestic actions upon persons who are within its territory; or (b) the document was in fact delivered to the defendant or to the defendant’s residence by another method provided for by this Regulation.
(a) the document was transmitted by one of the methods provided for in this Regulation; (b) a period considered adequate by the court in the particular case, which shall not be less than six months, has elapsed since the date of the transmission of the document; (c) no certificate of any kind has been received, even though every reasonable effort has been made to obtain one through the competent authorities or bodies of the Member State addressed.
(a) the defendant, without any fault on the defendant’s part, did not have knowledge of the document in sufficient time to enter a defence or did not have knowledge of the judgment in sufficient time to appeal; and (b) the defendant has raised a prima facie defence to the action on the merits.
(a) the technical specifications defining the methods of communication by electronic means for the purposes of the decentralised IT system; (b) the technical specifications for communication protocols; (c) the information security objectives and relevant technical measures ensuring minimum information security standards for the processing and communication of information within the decentralised IT system; (d) the minimum availability objectives and possible related technical requirements for the services provided by the decentralised IT system; (e) the establishment of a steering committee comprising representatives of the Member States to ensure the operation and maintenance of the decentralised IT system in order to meet the objectives of this Regulation.
(a) a copy of any agreements or arrangements referred to in paragraph 2 concluded between the Member States, as well as drafts of any such agreements or arrangements which they intend to adopt; and (b) any denunciation of, or amendments to, those agreements or arrangements.
(a) the number of requests for the service of documents transmitted in accordance with Article 8; (b) the number of requests for the service of documents executed in accordance with Article 11; (c) the number of cases in which the request for the service of documents was transmitted by means other than through the decentralised IT system in accordance with Article 5(4); (d) the number of received certificates of non-service of documents; (e) the number of refusals of documents for language reasons received by the transmitting agencies.
1.1. Identity: 1.2. Address: 1.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 1.2.2. Place and postcode: 1.2.3. Country:
1.3. Tel. 1.4. Fax This item is optional. 1.5. Email:
2.1. Identity: 2.2. Address: 2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 2.2.2. Place and postcode: 2.2.3. Country:
2.3. Tel. 2.4. Fax : 2.5. Email:
3.1. Identity: 3.2. Address: 3.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 3.2.2. Place and postcode: 3.2.3. Country:
3.3. Tel. : 3.4. Fax : 3.5. Email :
4.1. Identity: 4.1.1. Date of birth, if available:
4.2. Address 4.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 4.2.2. Place and postcode: 4.2.3. Country:
4.3. Tel. This item is optional. 4.4. Fax : 4.5. Email : 4.6. Identification number/social security number/organisation number/or equivalent : 4.7. Any other information relating to the addressee :
5.1. In accordance with the law of the Member State addressed□ 5.2. By the following particular method□ 5.2.1. If this method is incompatible with the law of the Member State addressed, the document(s) should be served in accordance with the law of that Member State: 5.2.1.1. yes□ 5.2.1.2. no□
6.1. Nature of the document: 6.1.1. judicial□ 6.1.1.1. writ of summons□ 6.1.1.2. decision/judgment□ 6.1.1.3. appeal□ 6.1.1.4. other (please specify):
6.1.2. extrajudicial□
6.2. Date or time limit after which service is no longer necessary : (day)(month) (year) 6.3. Language of document: 6.3.1. original BG □, ES □, CS □, DE □, ET □, EL □, EN □, FR □, GA □, HR □, IT □, LV □, LT □, HU □, MT □, NL □, PL □, PT □, RO □, SK □, SL □, FI □, SV □ (please specify) 6.3.2. translation BG □, ES □, CS □, DE □, ET □, EL □, EN □, FR □, GA □, HR □, IT □, LV □, LT □, HU □, MT □, NL □, PL □, PT □, RO □, SK □, SL □, FI □, SV □, other □ (please specify)
6.4. Number of enclosures:
7.1. Official language or one of the official languages of the Member State of origin This item applies only to the MS which have several official languages 7.2. Official language of another Member State the addressee might understand: BG □, ES □, CS □, DE □, ET □, EL □, EN □, FR □, GA □, HR □, IT □, LV □, LT □, HU □, MT □, NL □, PL □, PT □, RO □, SK □, SL □, FI □, SV□
8.1. Yes (in this case, send two copies of the document to be served)□ 8.2. No□
□ disruption of the decentralised IT system □ exceptional circumstances 1. You are required by Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 to take all necessary steps to effect the service of the document as soon as possible, and in any event within one month of its receipt. If it has not been possible for you to effect the service within one month of receipt, you must inform this agency by indicating that fact in item 2 of the certificate of service or non-service of documents.
2. If you cannot fulfil this request for service on the basis of the information or documents transmitted, you are required by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 to contact this agency in order to obtain the missing information or documents using form E in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1784
1.1. Identity: 1.2. Address: 1.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 1.2.2. Place and postcode: 1.2.3. Country:
1.3. Tel. This item is optional. 1.4. Fax : 1.5. Email:
2.1. Identity: 2.2. Address: 2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 2.2.2. Place and postcode: 2.2.3. Country:
2.3. Tel. : 2.4. Fax : 2.5. Email:
3.1. Identity: 3.2. Last known address: 3.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 3.2.2. Place and postcode: 3.2.3. Country:
3.3. Known personal details of the addressee (if natural person), if available: 3.3.1. Name at birth: 3.3.2. Other known name(s): 3.3.3. Date and place of birth: 3.3.4. Identification number/social security number/or equivalent: 3.3.5. Mother’s or father’s name at birth: 3.3.6. Other information:
3.4. Known details of the addressee (if legal person), if available: 3.4.1. Registration number or equivalent: 3.4.2. Name(s) of the member(s) of the board/representative:
3.5. Tel. This item is optional. 3.6. Fax : 3.7. Email : 3.8. Other information, if available:
1.1. Identity: 1.2. Known address: 1.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 1.2.2. Place and postcode: 1.2.3. Country:
1.3. No address could be determined□ 1.4. Other information:
| This acknowledgement of receipt should be sent through the decentralised IT system or otherwise as soon as possible after receipt of the document and in any event within seven days of receipt. |
1. The request cannot be executed without the following additional information: 1.1. Addressee’s identity This item is optional. 1.2. Date of birth : 1.3. Identification number/social security number/organisation number/or equivalent : 1.4. Other (please specify):
2. The request cannot be executed without the following documents: 2.1. Documents to be served : 2.2. Proof of payment : 2.3. Other (please specify):
| The request and document must be returned on receipt. |
1.1. The request is manifestly outside the scope of the Regulation: 1.1.1. address unknown□ 1.1.2. the matter is not civil or commercial□ 1.1.3. the service is not from one Member State to another Member State□ 1.1.4. other (please specify):
1.2. Non-compliance with the formal conditions required makes service impossible:□ 1.2.1. the document is not easily legible□ 1.2.2. the language used to complete the form is incorrect□ 1.2.3. other (please specify):
1.3. The method of service is incompatible with the law of the Member State addressed (Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784)□
| The request and document were forwarded to the following receiving agency, which has territorial jurisdiction to serve it: |
1.1. Identity: 1.2. Address: 1.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 1.2.2. Place and postcode: 1.2.3. Country:
1.3. Tel. 1.4. Fax This item is optional. 1.5. Email:
| This acknowledgment of receipt should be sent through the decentralised IT system or otherwise as soon as possible after receipt of the document and in any event within seven days of receipt. |
DATE OF RECEIPT:
| Service shall be effected as soon as possible. If it has not been possible to effect service within one month of receipt, the receiving agency shall inform the transmitting agency. |
1.1. The request was sent□ date:… 1.2. The acknowledgement of receipt was received□ date:… 1.3. Other information was received□
2.1. Identity: Items 2.2 to 2.6 are optional when a copy of the request for service of documents is attached: 2.2. Address: 2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 2.2.2. Place and postcode:
2.3. Country: 2.4. Tel. 2.5. Fax This item is optional. 2.6. Email:
3.1. Identity: These items are optional when a copy of the request for service of documents is attached: 3.2. Address: 3.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 3.2.2. Place and postcode:
3.3. Country: 3.4. Tel. 3.5. Fax : 3.6. Email:
4.1. Identity: 4.1.1. Date of birth, if available:
4.2. Address: 4.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 4.2.2. Place and postcode: 4.2.3. Country:
4.3. Tel. This item is optional. 4.4. Fax : 4.5. Email : 4.6. Identification number/social security number/organisation number/or equivalent : 4.7. Any other information relating to the addressee :
1.1. The request was not received□ 1.2. The request cannot be executed within one month of receipt for the following reasons: 1.2.1. Determination of current address of addressee is in progress□ 1.2.2. Service is in progress – documents were sent to the addressee, however their delivery has not yet been confirmed□ 1.2.3. Service is in progress – documents were sent to the addressee, however the deadline for refusal has not expired□ 1.2.4. All options for service have not yet been exhausted□ 1.2.5. Service has already been executed, see copy of the certificate attached□ 1.2.6. Request replied to on (date). Reply attached□ 1.2.7. Request for additional information or document is pending□ 1.2.8. Other□
1.3. It is estimated that the request will be executed by …
| Service shall be effected as soon as possible. If it has not been possible to effect service within one month of receipt, the receiving agency shall inform the transmitting agency (Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784) |
1.1. Date and address of service 1.2. The document was 1.2.1. served in accordance with the law of the Member State addressed, namely 1.2.1.1. handed to□ 1.2.1.1.1. the addressee in person□ 1.2.1.1.2. another person□ 1.2.1.1.2.1. Name: 1.2.1.1.2.2. Address: 1.2.1.1.2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 1.2.1.1.2.2.2. Place and postcode: 1.2.1.1.2.2.3. Country:
1.2.1.1.2.3. Nature of relationship with the addressee: family□ employee□ other□
1.2.1.1.3. the addressee’s address□ 1.2.1.1.4. another address (please specify) Address established by the receiving agency in accordance with Article 7(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784.
1.2.1.2. served by postal services□ 1.2.1.2.1. without acknowledgement of receipt□ 1.2.1.2.2. with the enclosed acknowledgement of receipt□ 1.2.1.2.2.1. from the addressee□ 1.2.1.2.2.2. from another person□ 1.2.1.2.2.2.1. Name: 1.2.1.2.2.2.2. Address: 1.2.1.2.2.2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 1.2.1.2.2.2.2.2. Place and postcode: 1.2.1.2.2.2.2.3. Country:
1.2.1.2.2.2.3. Nature of relationship with the addressee: family□ employee□ other□
1.2.1.3. served electronically (please state how):□ 1.2.1.4. served by another method (please state how):□
1.2.2. served by the following particular method (please state how):□
1.3. The addressee of the document was informed, in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784, in writing that the addressee may refuse to accept the document if it is not written in or accompanied by a translation into either a language which he or she understands or the official language or one of the official languages of the place of service.
3.1. The addressee refused to accept the document due to the language used□ 3.1.1. Date of attempt of service: 3.1.2. Date of refusal, if available:
3.2. The document is annexed to this certificate. 3.2.1. Yes□ 3.2.2. No□
4.1. Address unknown 4.1.1. Steps to establish the address were undertaken This item applies only to the MS which provide the assistance in accordance with Article 7(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784.
4.2. Addressee cannot be located□ 4.3. Document could not be served before the date or time limit stated in item 6.2 in the request for service of documents (Form A)□ 4.4. Other (please specify)□ 4.5. The document is annexed to this certificate yes□ no□
1. Identity: 2. Address: 2.1. Street and number/PO Box: 2.2. Place and postcode: 2.3. Country:
3. Reference No: 4. Tel. 5. Fax This item is optional. 6. Email:
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| Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of | |
| Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of | Only amendments to Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 |
| Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 | This Regulation |
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| Article 1(1) | Article 1(1) |
| Article 1(2) | Article 1(2) |
| Article 1(3) | - |
| - | Article 1(3) |
| - | Article 2 |
| Article 2 | Article 3 |
| Article 3 | Article 4 |
| - | Article 5(2), (3) and (4) |
| - | Article 6 |
| - | Article 7 |
| Article 4(1) | Article 8(1) |
| Article 4(2) | Article 5(1) |
| Article 4(3) | Article 8(2) |
| Article 4(4) | Article 8(3) |
| Article 4(5) | Article 8(4) |
| Article 5 | Article 9 |
| Article 6 | Article 10 |
| Article 7 | Article 11 |
| Article 8(1) | Article 12(1), (2) and (3) |
| Article 8(2) | Article 12(4) |
| Article 8(3) | Article 12(5) |
| Article 8(4) | Article 12(6) |
| Article 8(5) | Article 12(7) |
| Article 9 | Article 13 |
| Article 10 | Article 14 |
| Article 11 | Article 15 |
| Article 12 | Article 16 |
| Article 13 | Article 17 |
| Article 14 | Article 18 |
| - | Article 19 |
| Article 15 | Article 20(1) |
| - | Article 20(2) |
| Article 16 | Article 21 |
| Article 17 | Article 23 |
| - | Article 24 |
| - | Article 25 |
| Article 18 | Article 26 |
| - | Article 27 |
| - | Article 28 |
| Article 19 | Article 22 |
| Article 20 | Article 29 |
| Article 21 | Article 30 |
| - | Article 31(1) |
| - | Article 31(2) |
| Article 22(1) | Article 31(3) |
| Article 22(2) | Article 31(4) |
| Article 22(3) | Article 31(5) |
| Article 22(4) | Article 31(6) |
| - | Article 32 |
| Article 23(1) | Article 33(1) |
| - | Article 33(2) |
| Article 23(2) | Article 33(3) |
| Article 23(3) | Article 33(4) |
| - | Article 34 |
| Article 24 | Article 35(1) |
| - | Article 35(2) |
| Article 25 | Article 36 |
| Article 26 | Article 37 |
| Annex I | Annex I |
| Annex II | Annex I |
| - | Annex II |
| Annex III | Annex III |