Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
Date: 2005-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU act, civil law, commercial law, exchange of information, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 11.07.2005 
COM(2005) 305 final/2 

2005/0126 (COD) 

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1348/2000 du Conseil: « Information du destinataire sur son droit de refuser de recevoir un 
acte » a été complétée. 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL  

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the 
Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters  

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL, CONSULTATIONS  

On  29  May  2000  the  Council  adopted  Regulation  (EC)  No  1348/2000  on  the  service  in  the 
Member  States  of  judicial  and  extrajudicial  documents  in  civil  or  commercial  matters1.  The 
Regulation  aims  at  expediting  the  transmission  of  documents  which  is  to  be  made  directly 
between local bodies (transmitting and receiving agencies) designated by the Member States. 
Since the entry into  force of Regulation (EC) 1348/2000 on 31 May 2001, the Commission 
has sought to receive as much information as possible about the application of the Regulation. 
The  Commission  has  therefore  gathered  information  and  discussed  the  application  of  the 
Regulation  on  various  occasions.  Furthermore,  a  Study  on  the  application  of  the  regulation 
has been made by a contractor of the Commission. Finally, the Commission has adopted the 
Report on the Application of the Regulation foreseen in Article 24 of the Regulation. 

•  In December 2002, one session in the context of the first meeting of the European Judicial 
Network  in  Civil  and  Commercial  Matters  was  devoted  to  a  discussion  of  the  first 
experiences  with  the  application  of  the  Regulation.  On  that  occasion,  different  types  of 
problems were identified which could be summarised as follows: Practical problems due to 
the  fact  that  the  Regulation  was  introduced  only  recently  (for  example,  standards  forms 
were  not  used  or  the  provisions  concerning  the  use  of  languages  were  misunderstood); 
Failure of national administrations to always act within the deadlines provided for by the 
Regulation; High costs and lack of transparency concerning composition of these costs. 

•  As a next step in the process of consultation, the Commission organised a public hearing 
on the application of the Regulation in July 2003. The public hearing provided a forum for 
an  exchange  of  views  for  authorities  and  professions  involved  in  the  application  of  the 
Regulation. The issues which received most attention in the discussion were the amount of 
time required for transmission and service of documents, the effectiveness of transmitting 
and  receiving  agencies  and  central  bodies,  and  the  issue  of  costs  of  service.  Several 
Member  States  expressed  their  concerns  about  the  fact  that  forms  were  either  not  used 
correctly, or not used at all. 

•  Furthermore,  a  Study  on  the  application  of  the  Regulation  has  been  prepared  by  a 
contractor  of  the  Commission2.  The  Study  concludes  that  the  Regulation  has  made  the 
transmission  and  service  of  documents  faster  and,  by  improving  judicial  cooperation 
between Member States, has contributed significantly to establishing a European Judicial 
Area.  However,  currently  professionals  involved  in  the  application  of  the  Regulation  are 
still in an adaptation phase and there is still a lack of knowledge about the Regulation. The 
Study emphasises the need for training of professionals involved in the application of the 
Regulation.  

•  Finally, the Commission convened a meeting of the Advisory committee on the service of 
documents (provided for by Article 18 of the Regulation) in April 2004 in order to discuss 
the results of the Study as well as possible adaptations of the Regulation, and in order to 
gather further information from Member States on the functioning of the Regulation. 

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OJ L 160, 30.6.00, p. 37. 
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Based  on  the  information  gathered  in  the  Study  and  in  the  various  steps  in  the  consultation 
process, the Commission on 1 October 2004 adopted a Report on the Application of Council 
Regulation  (EC)  1348/20003  including  an  Annex.  The  Report  concludes  that  since  its  entry 
into force in 2001, the application of the Regulation has generally improved and expedited the 
transmission  and  the  service  of  documents  between  Member  States.  Nevertheless,  in  the 
period of adaptation which is still ongoing, many persons involved in the application of the 
Regulation,  in  particular  local  bodies,  still  do  not  have  sufficient  knowledge  about  the 
Regulation.  Furthermore,  the  application  of  certain  provisions  of  the  Regulation  is  not  fully 
satisfactory. 

•  In February 2005, the Commission held a public hearing on the Report. A discussion paper 
which listed a number of concrete proposals for possible modifications of the Regulation 
served as a basis for the hearing.  

2. 

SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY  

The  objective  of  this  Regulation  is  to  further  improve  and  expedite  the  transmission  and 
service  of  judicial  and  extrajudicial  documents  in  civil  or  commercial  matters  for  service 
between the Member States, to simplify the application of certain provisions of the Regulation 
and to improve legal certainty for the applicant and for the addressee. 

This  objective  is  in  line  with  the  Hague  Programme  strengthening  Freedom,  Security  and 
Justice in the European Union adopted by the European Council on 4/5 November 2004. The 
Programme stresses the necessity of coherence and better legislation and of an evaluation of 
the acquis in order to increase its effectiveness. 

The  objective  of  the  proposal  cannot  be  sufficiently  accomplished  by  the  Member  States 
themselves  as  they  cannot  guarantee  the  equivalence  of  rules  applicable  throughout  the 
Community. The objective can therefore be only achieved at Community level.  

The  proposal  is  also  fully  consistent  with  the  principle  of  proportionality  since  it  is  strictly 
limited to what is necessary in order to reach its objective.  

3. 

COMMENTS ON THE SPECIFIC ARTICLES 

Article 1 

1. 

Paragraph 1 (Article 7) 

The Commission Report indicates that – compared with the situation under the 1965 Hague 
Convention  on  the  Service  of  Documents  -  the  application  of  the  Regulation  has  made  the 
transmission  and  the  service  of  documents  faster.  While  the  amount  of  time  required  for 
transmission and service has generally been reduced to 1 to 3 months, in some cases up to 6 
months are still required. Such delays for the transmission and service of documents between 
Member States are unacceptable in a European area of justice in civil and commercial matters. 
This paragraph introduces therefore an obligation to effect the service of a within one month 
of receipt of the document by the receiving agency. 

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COM/2004/603 final; Annex: SEC(2004) 1145. 

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This paragraph provides furthermore  that the  receiving agency  shall inform the transmitting 
agency immediately, if it has not been possible to effect service. 

The sentence “The period shall be calculated in accordance with the law of the Member State 
addressed” should be deleted since for the purpose of calculating the periods and time limits 
provided for in this Regulation, Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 
June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits shall apply (see 
recital 10). 

2. 

Paragraph 2 (Article 8)  

a)  Article 8 (1) 

In  view  of  divergent  approaches  in  the  Member  States  with  respect  to  a  time  limit  for  the 
refusal to accept a document4, it is appropriate in the interest of a uniform application of the 
Regulation in all Member States to introduce a common time limit of one week within which 
the addressee can refuse to accept the document by returning it. It should also be clarified that 
the addressee may exercise his right also immediately at the time of service directly with the 
person serving the document. 

Furthermore,  an  obligation  to  inform  the  addressee  in  writing  about  his  right  to  refuse  to 
accept  the  document  should  be  introduced  since  the  Commission  Report  indicates  that 
currently the addressee is not always informed of his right to refuse to accept the document. 
The receiving agency shall inform the addressee about his right using the standard form in the 
Annex. In addition, the receiving agency shall - where possible - inform the addressee about 
his right also orally. 

In Article 8 (1) b) the words “of the Member State of transmission” should be deleted. It is 
sufficient that the addressee understands the language of the document, whether or not it is a 
language of the Member State of transmission. 

The words “and not accompanied by a translation into one of those languages” are added in 
order to clarify that if the document is not in one of the languages provided for in Article 8 
(1), also the original document must be served in addition to the translation (i.e. that it is not 
sufficient to serve only the translation of the original document). 

b)  Article 8 (3) 

In view of the fact that the Regulation does not expressly  provide for  a rule concerning the 
legal consequences of a justified refusal to accept the document in accordance with paragraph 
1,  there  is  currently  a  case  pending  at  the  European  Court  of  Justice  with  respect  to  that 
question5. 

For reasons of legal certainty, the Regulation itself should provide for an explicit rule for such 
cases. This paragraph makes a rectification of the service of the document possible through 
the  service  of  a  translation  of  the  document  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the 
Regulation. In order to effectively protect the rights of both the applicant and of the addressee, 

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In contrast to the other Member States, Austria and Germany have introduced (different) time limits for 
the refusal to accept a document in their national legislations. 
Case C-443/03, Götz Leffler/Berlin Chemie AG. 

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the date of service of the document should in that case be the date on which the translation is 
served. However, where according to the law of a Member State a document shall be served 
within a particular period in order to preserve the rights of the applicant, the date to be taken 
into account with respect to the applicant should be the date of service of the initial document. 

3. 

Paragraph 3 (Article 9) 

The purpose of the double date system in Article 9 is to protect the rights of both the applicant 
and the addressee. Paragraph 1 lays down the principle that the date of service is to be the date 
on which the document is served in accordance with the law of the Member State addressed. 
It  is  intended  to  protect  the  rights  of  the  addressee.  Paragraph  2  is  intended  to  protect  the 
rights of the applicant, who may have an interest in acting within a given period or on a given 
date. In such cases it is appropriate to enable him to assert his rights on a date which he can 
determine  himself,  instead  of  referring  to  an  event  (the  service  of  a  document  in  another 
Member  State)  over  which  he  has  no  direct  influence  and  which  might  occur  after  the  due 
date. 

Currently, several Member States6 have invoked derogations in accordance with Article 9 (3), 
on the basis that the double-date system is not known in their national procedural laws. Those 
Member  States  do,  however,  have  equivalent  rules  in  order  to  protect  the  rights  of  the 
applicant (e.g. by providing that prescription is interrupted through the seizure of the court). 

In  paragraph  1,  the  words  “pursuant  to  Article  7”  should  be  deleted  since  Article  9  should 
also apply to the service of a document in accordance with Section 2 (i.e. Articles 12 to 15; 
see new Article 15a). 

In paragraph 2, the wording “within a particular period in the context of proceedings to be 
brought or pending in the Member State of origin” is too narrow and not sufficiently clear. It 
should be replaced by the words “within a particular period in order to preserve the rights of 
the applicant”.  

Furthermore,  the  words  “according  to  the  law  of  a  Member  State”  should  be  added  in 
paragraph 2. This reference to national law ensures that paragraph 2 is applied only in those 
Member States which have provided for the double-date system in their national legislation. 
For this reason, paragraph 3 can be deleted and the complex mechanism of communications 
under the current paragraph 3 can be replaced by a simpler and clearer provision. 

4. 

Paragraph 4 (Article 11) 

The issue of costs was already brought to the attention of the Commission soon after the entry 
into  force  of  the  Regulation,  and  has  been  the  subject  of  extensive  discussions  on  several 
occasions.  The  Commission  Report  indicates  that  the  application  of  this  provision  is  not 
satisfactory,  mainly  due  to  the  fact  that  in  certain  Member  States  the  costs  charged  for  the 
service of documents are very high (above 150 €) and not fully transparent (since the amounts 
are not known to the applicant beforehand). 

The  systems  Member  States  have  in  place  with  respect  to  the  service  of  documents  differ 
significantly.  In  many  Member  States  the  service  of  documents  is  performed  by  the  courts 

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Spain,  Ireland,  Lithuania, Hungary,  Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,  Slovenia,  Finland, Sweden, 
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which in practice often have the documents effectively served by post. In these cases there are 
no or very low fees for the service of documents. On the other hand, there are some Member 
States  in  which  a  liberal  profession  such  as  the  huissiers  de  justice  is  authorized  to  serve 
documents. These professions charge fees for serving documents.  

The  Regulation  is  intended  to  function  with  different  systems  of  serving  documents,  and  it 
should  neither  encourage  nor  discourage  the  one  or  the  other  system.  On  the  other  hand,  it 
cannot  be  denied  that  the  Regulation  has  caused  problems  with  respect  to  some  Member 
States because costs are not fully transparent and in some cases are deemed to be very high. 

In  order  to  facilitate  access  to  justice,  this  paragraph  provides  that  costs  occasioned  by  the 
employment of a judicial officer or of a person competent under the law of the Member State 
addressed shall correspond to a fixed fee laid down by that Member State in advance which 
respects the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination.  

As regards the proportionality of such a fixed fee,  the amount of existing  fixed fees  for the 
service of documents7 should be taken into account. 

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Paragraph 5 (Article 14) 

This paragraph aims at further facilitating the application of the Regulation by introducing a 
uniform rule for all Member States concerning postal services. Currently, the identification of 
the  conditions  applicable  in  a  specific  Member  State  is  not  user-friendly.  The  paragraph 
provides  for  a  uniform  requirement  (registered  letter  with  acknowledgement  of  receipt  or 
equivalent) which is applicable already in many Member States. This requirement guarantees 
with  sufficient  certainty  that  the  addressee  has  received  the  document,  and  that  there  is 
sufficient proof thereof. 

For  reasons  of  clarification,  the  term  “post”  in  Article  14  is  replaced  by  the  term  “postal 
services”. In accordance with the Postal Directive8, Member States can organise the registered 
mail service used in the context of judicial or in administrative procedures in accordance with 
their  national  legislation,  which  includes  the  possibility  of  appointing  the  entity  or  entities 
responsible  for  providing  these  services.  The  term  “postal  services”  in  this  context  includes 
therefore  (depending  on  the  solution  adopted  at  the  level  of  the  Member  States)  services 
provided by both public and private operators, irrespective of whether or not these operators 
are subject to a universal service obligation. 

6. 

Paragraph 6 (Article 15) 

The  deletion  of  paragraph  2  which  provides  for  a  possibility  for  Member  States  to  oppose 
themselves  to  direct  service  will  further  facilitate  the  application  of  the  Regulation  by 
introducing  a  uniform  rule  for  all  Member  States.  Currently  several  Member  States9  are 
opposed to direct service. Provided that the competences of the judicial officers, officials and 
other  competent  persons  are  respected,  there  is  no  reason  for  denying  persons  interested  in 

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In France the fee amounts to 69 €, in the United States to 89 $. 
Directive  97/67/EC,  OJ  L  15,  21.011998,  p.14,  as  amended  by  Directive  2002/39/EC,  OJ  L  176, 
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Austria,  Czech  Republic,  England,  Wales  and  Northern  Ireland,  Estonia,  Germany,  Hungary,  Latvia, 
Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia.  

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judicial proceedings the possibility to effect service directly. This method can in certain cases 
speed up service significantly. 

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Paragraph 7 (Article 15a) 

In  order  to  improve  legal  certainty  for  the  applicant  and  the  addressee  and  for  reasons  of 
consistency, this paragraph provides – as a clarification - that the rules concerning the refusal 
to  accept  the  document  (Article  8),  and  the  rules concerning  the  date  of  service  (Article  9), 
shall apply to the means of transmission and service provided for in this section (i.e. Articles 
12 to 15). This modification clarifies also that the language rules of Article 8 also apply for 
service by postal services10.  

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Paragraph 8 (Articles 17 and 23) 

The requirement for the adoption of the manual of receiving agencies and the glossary by a 
Commission  Decision  (Article  17)  should  be  deleted  as  well  as  the  requirement  of  the 
publication  of  the  information  communicated  by  Member  States  in  the  Official  Journal 
(Article 23). Instead, this paragraph provides that a rule equivalent to Articles 19 and 22 of 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts 
of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters11 is introduced 
since  Articles  17  and  23  unnecessarily  complicate  making  available  the  information 
communicated by Member States. 

The information communicated by Member States is now available in the European Judicial 
Atlas in Civil Matters12 where it is updated continuously. In the Atlas a record should be kept 
of changes and of time periods during which different declarations have been successively in 
force. 

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Paragraph 9 (Annex) 

This  paragraph  brings the standard  forms in line with the new wording of Articles 7 and 8, 
and introduces an additional standard form concerning the Information of the Addressee about 
the Right to Refuse to Accept a Document (see Article 8(1)). Furthermore, missing reference 
numbers  of  the  transmitting  and  receiving  agency  and  missing  references  to  the  new 
languages are added in the forms. 

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The  introduction  of  the  Information  communicated  by  Member  States  under  Article  23  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1348/2000  states:  “As  regards  Article  14,  the  fact  that  a  Member  State  has  not 
communicated  a  specific  language  requirement  means  implicitly  that  the  language  requirements  of 
Article 8 are applicable.” (OJ C 202, 18.7.2001, p. 10). 
O.J. L 174 , 27.06.2001, p.1. 
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2005/0126 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL  

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on the service in the 
Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters  

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
61 (c) and Article 67 paragraph 5 second indent thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission13, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee14, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty15, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

On 1 October 2004 the Commission adopted a report16 on the application of Council 
Regulation  (EC)  1348/2000  on  the  service  in  the  Member  States  of  judicial  and 
extrajudicial  documents  in  civil  or  commercial  matters17.  The  report  concludes  that 
since  its  entry  into  force  in  2001,  the  application  of  Regulation  (EC)  1348/2000  has 
generally  improved  and  expedited  the  transmission  and  the  service  of  documents 
between Member States, but that nevertheless the application of certain provisions of 
the Regulation is not fully satisfactory. 

The proper functioning of the internal market entails the need to further improve and 
expedite the transmission and service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil 
or  commercial  matters  for  service  between  the  Member  States,  to  simplify  the 
application  of  certain  provisions  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1348/2000  and  to  improve 
legal certainty for the applicant and the addressee. 

The  service  of  a  document  should  be  effected  as  soon  as  possible,  and  in  any  event 
within one month of receipt by the receiving agency.  

The  receiving  agency  should  inform  the  addressee  in  writing  using  a  standard  form 
that he or she may refuse to accept the document to be served at the time of service or 
by returning the document within one week of that time.  

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OJ C […] […], p.[…]. 
OJ C […] […], p.[…]. 
OJ C […] […], p.[…]. 
COM/2004/603 final; SEC(2004) 1145 
OJ L 160 , 30.6.2000 p. 37. 

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(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

It  should  be  established  that  the  service  of  a  document  can  be  rectified  through  the 
service on the addressee of a translation of the document.  

The  date  of  service  of  a  document  should  be  the  date  on  which  it  is  served  in 
accordance with the law of the Member State addressed. However, where according to 
the  law  of  a  Member  State  a  document  shall  be  served  within  a  particular  period  in 
order  to  preserve  the  rights  of  the  applicant,  the  date  to  be  taken  into  account  with 
respect to the applicant should be that fixed by the law of that Member State. 

In order to facilitate access to justice, costs occasioned by the employment of a judicial 
officer or of a person competent under the law of the Member State addressed should 
correspond to a fixed fee laid down by that Member State in advance which respects 
the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination.  

Each Member State should be free to effect service of judicial documents directly by 
postal  services  to  persons  residing  in  another  Member  State  by  registered  letter  with 
acknowledgement of receipt or equivalent.  

This  Regulation  should  not  interfere  with  the  freedom  of  any  person  interested  in  a 
judicial proceeding to effect service of judicial documents directly through the judicial 
officers, officials or other competent persons of the Member State addressed. 

(10) 

In calculating the periods and time limits provided for in Regulation (EC) 1348/2000, 
Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/7118

 should apply. 

(11)  Since  the  objectives  of  the  action  to  be  taken  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the 
Member  States  and  can  therefore  be  better  achieved  at  Community  level,  the 
Community  may  adopt  measures,  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  as 
set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, 
as  set  out  in  that  Article,  this  Regulation  does  not  go  beyond  what  is  necessary  to 
achieve those objectives.  

(12)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted 
in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission19. 

(13)  The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the 
position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union 
and the Treaty establishing the European Community, have given notice of their wish 
to take part in the adoption and application of this Regulation. 

(14)  Denmark,  in  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  the  Protocol  on  the  position  of 
Denmark  annexed  to  the  Treaty  on  European  Union  and  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Community,  is  not  participating  in  the  adoption  of  this  Regulation,  and  is 
therefore not bound by it nor subject to its application,  

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OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

Article 7 (2) is replaced by the following: 

“2.  The  service  of  the  document  shall  be  effected  as  soon  as  possible,  and  in  any 
event  within  one  month  of  receipt.  If  it  has  not  been  possible  to  effect  service,  the 
receiving agency shall immediately inform the transmitting agency by means of the 
certificate  in  the  standard  form  in  the  Annex,  which  shall  be  drawn  up  under  the 
conditions referred to in Article 10(2).” 

(2) 

Article 8 is amended as follows: 

a) 

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

“1.  The  receiving  agency  shall  inform  the addressee, where possible, orally, and in 
any case in writing using the standard form in the Annex that he or she may refuse to 
accept the document to be served at the time of service or by returning the document 
within one week of that time if it is in a language other than either of the following 
languages and not accompanied by a translation into one of these languages: 

(a) 
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; or 

(b) 

a language which the addressee understands.” 

b) 

the following paragraph 3 is added:  

“3.  If  the  addressee  has  refused  to  accept  the  document  under  the  conditions  of 
paragraph 1, the service of the document can be rectified through the service on the 
addressee in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation of a translation of the 
document into a language provided for in paragraph 1.  

In  that  case,  the  date  of  service  of  the  document  shall  be  the  date  on  which  the 
translation  is  served  in  accordance  with  the  law  of  the  Member  State  addressed. 
However, where according to the law of a Member State a document shall be served 
within a particular period in order to preserve the rights of the applicant, the date to 
be taken into account with respect to the applicant shall be the date of service of the 
initial document.” 

(3) 

Article 9 is replaced by the following: 

“Article 9 

Date of service 

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1.  Without prejudice to Article 8, the date of service of a document shall be the 
date  on  which  it  is  served  in  accordance  with  the  law  of  the  Member  State 
addressed. 

2.  However, where according to the law of a Member State a document shall be 
served within a particular period in order to preserve the rights of the applicant, 
the date to be taken into account with respect to the applicant shall be that fixed 
by the law of that Member State.” 

(4) 

In Article 11 (2) the following subparagraph is added: 

“Costs occasioned by the employment of a judicial officer or of a person competent 
under  the  law  of  the  Member  State  addressed  shall  correspond  to  a  fixed  fee  laid 
down  by  that  Member  State  in  advance  which  respects  the  principles  of 
proportionality and non-discrimination. Member States shall communicate such fixed 
fees to the Commission.” 

(5) 

Article 14 is replaced by the following: 

“Article 14 

Service by postal services  

Each Member State shall be free to effect service of judicial documents directly by 
postal services to persons residing in another Member State by registered letter with 
acknowledgement of receipt or equivalent.” 

(6) 

Article 15 is replaced by the following: 

“Article 15 

Direct service 

This  Regulation  shall  not  interfere  with  the  freedom  of  any  person  interested  in  a 
judicial  proceeding  to  effect  service  of  judicial  documents  directly  through  the 
judicial  officers,  officials  or  other  competent  persons  of  the  Member  State 
addressed.” 

(7) 

The following Article 15a is inserted: 

“Article 15a  

Applicable provisions 

The rules concerning the refusal to accept the document provided for in Article 8 and 
the rules concerning the date of service provided for in  Article 9 shall apply to the 
means of transmission and service provided for in this section.” 

(8) 

Article 17 is replaced by the following: 

“Article 17 

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Implementing rules 

The  measures  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation  relating  to  the 
updating or making technical amendments to the standard forms set out in the Annex 
shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  advisory  procedure  referred  to  in  Article 
18(2).” 

(9) 

Article 23 is replaced by the following: 

“Article 23 

Communication  

1.  Member States shall communicate to the Commission the information referred 

to in Articles 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13 and 19. 

2. 

The Commission shall draw up and update regularly a manual which shall be 
available electronically, containing the information referred to in paragraph 1. 

(10) 

The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.  

This Regulation shall enter into force on […]. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States in 
accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

REQUEST FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS 

(Article 4(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member 
States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (1)) 

Reference No: …. 

1. TRANSMITTING AGENCY 

1.1. Identity: 

1.2. Address: 

1.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

1.2.2. Place and code: 

1.2.3. Country: 

1.3. Tel: 

1.4. Fax (*): 

1.5. E-mail (*) 

2. RECEIVING AGENCY 

2.1. Identity: 

2.2. Address: 

2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

2.2.2. Place and code: 

2.2.3. Country: 

2.3. Tel: 

2.4. Fax (*): 

2.5. E-mail (*): 

_________ 

(1) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37. 

(*) This item is optional. 

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3. APPLICANT 

3.1. Identity: 

3.2. Address: 

3.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

3.2.2. Place and code: 

3.2.3. Country: 

3.3. Tel (*): 

3.4. Fax (*): 

3.5. E-mail (*): 

4. ADDRESSEE 

4.1. Identity: 

4.2. Address: 

4.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

4.2.2. Place and code: 

4.2.3. Country: 

4.3. Tel (*): 

4.4. Fax (*): 

4.5. E-mail (*): 

4.6. Identification number/social security number/organisation number/or equivalent (*): 

5. METHOD OF SERVICE 

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: 

5.2.1.1. yes 

5.2.1.2. no 

_________ 

(*) This item is optional. 

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6. DOCUMENT TO BE SERVED 

(a) 6.1. Nature of the document 

6.1.1. judicial 

6.1.1.1. writ of summons 

6.1.1.2. judgment 

6.1.1.3. appeal 

6.1.1.4. other 

6.1.2. extrajudicial 

(b) 6.2. Date or time limit stated in the document (*): 

(c) 6.3. Language of document: 

6.3.1. original ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, 
FI, SV, others: 

6.3.2. translation (*) ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, 
SK, SL, FI, SV, others: 

6.4. Number of enclosures: 

7.  A  COPY  OF  DOCUMENT  TO  BE  RETURNED  WITH  THE  CERTIFICATE  OF 
SERVICE (Article 4(5) of the Regulation) 

7.1. Yes (in this case send two copies of the document to be served) 

7.2. No 

1. You are required by Article 7(2) of the Regulation to effect all steps required for service of 
the document as soon as possible, and in any event within one month of receipt. If it has not 
been  possible  for  you  to  effect  service,  you  must  inform  this  agency  by  means  of  the 
certificate provided for in point 13. 

2.  If  you  cannot  fulfil  this  request  for  service  on  the  basis  of  the  information  or  documents 
transmitted, you are required by Article 6(2) of the Regulation to contact this agency by the 
swiftest possible means in order to secure the missing information or document. 

Done at: 

Date: 

Signature and/or stamp: 

_________ 

(*) This item is optional. 

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Reference No of the transmitting agency: 

Reference No of the receiving agency: 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT 

(Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000) 

This acknowledgement must be sent by the swiftest possible means of transmission as soon as 
possible after receipt of the document and in any event within seven days of receipt. 

8. DATE OF RECEIPT: 

Done at: 

Date: 

Signature and/or stamp: 

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Reference No of the transmitting agency: 

Reference No of the receiving agency: 

NOTICE OF RETURN OF REQUEST AND DOCUMENT 

(Article 6(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000) 

The request and document must be returned on receipt. 

9. REASON FOR RETURN: 

9.1. The request is manifestly outside the scope of the Regulation: 

9.1.1. the document is not civil or commercial 

9.1.2. the service is not from one Member State to another Member State 

9.2. Non-compliance with formal conditions required makes service impossible: 

9.2.1. the document is not easily legible 

9.2.2. the language used to complete the form is incorrect 

9.2.3. the document received is not a true and faithful copy 

9.2.4. other (please give details): 

9.3. The method of service is incompatible with the law of that Member State (Article 7(1) of 
the Regulation) 

Done at: 

Date: 

Signature and/or stamp: 

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Reference No of the transmitting agency: 

Reference No of the receiving agency: 

NOTICE OF RETRANSMISSION OF REQUEST AND DOCUMENT TO THE 
APPROPRIATE RECEIVING AGENCY 

(Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000) 

The request and document were forwarded on to the following receiving agency, which has 
territorial jurisdiction to serve it: 

10.1. Identity: 

10.2. Address: 

10.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

10.2.2. Place and code: 

10.2.3. Country: 

10.3. Tel: 

10.4. Fax (*): 

10.5. E-mail (*): 

Done at: 

Date: 

Signature and/or stamp: 

_________ 

(*) This item is optional. 

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Reference No of the transmitting agency: 

Reference No of the appropriate receiving agency: 

NOTICE OF RECEIPT BY THE APPROPRIATE RECEIVING AGENCY HAVING 
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TO THE TRANSMITTING AGENCY 

(Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000) 

This notice must be sent by the swiftest possible means of transmission as soon as possible 
after receipt of the document and in any event within seven days of receipt. 

11. DATE OF RECEIPT: 

Done at: 

Date: 

Signature and/or stamp: 

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INFORMATION OF THE ADDRESSEE ABOUT THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT 
A DOCUMENT 

(Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000) 

ES: 
El  documento  adjunto  se  notifica  o  traslada  de  conformidad  con  el  Reglamento  (CE)  nº 
1348/2000 del Consejo, de 29 de mayo de 2000, relativo a la notificación y al traslado en los 
Estados miembros de documentos judiciales y extrajudiciales en materia civil o mercantil  

Puede  usted  negarse  a  aceptar  el  documento  si  no  está  redactado  en  una  lengua  oficial  del 
lugar de notificación o traslado o en una lengua que usted comprenda y si no va acompañado 
de una traducción a alguna de esas lenguas.   

Si desea usted ejercitar este derecho, debe negarse a aceptar el documento en el momento de 
la notificación o traslado directamente ante la persona que notifique o traslade el documento o 
devolver  el  documento  dentro  del  plazo  de  una  semana  contado  a  partir  de  ese  momento, 
declarando que se niega a aceptarlo. 

CS:  
Přiložená  písemnost  se  doručuje  v souladu  s nařízením  Rady  (ES)  č. 1348/2000  ze  dne 
29. května  2000  o  doručování  soudních  a  mimosoudních  písemností  ve  věcech  občanských 
a obchodních. 

Jste  oprávněn/a  odmítnout  přijetí  písemnosti,  jestliže  tato  není  v úředním  jazyce  místa 
doručení  ani  v jazyce,  kterému  rozumíte,  a  není  k ní  připojen  překlad  do  některého  z těchto 
jazyků. 

Jestliže  si  přejete  uplatnit  toto  právo,  musíte  přijetí  písemnosti  odmítnout  v okamžiku 
doručení přímo u osoby, která ji doručuje, nebo musíte písemnost vrátit do jednoho týdne od 
tohoto okamžiku s prohlášením, že ji odmítáte přijmout. 

DA: 
Vedlagte  dokument  forkyndes  hermed  i  overensstemmelse  med  Rådets  forordning  (EF)  nr. 
1348/2000  af  29.  maj  2000  om  forkyndelse  i  medlemsstaterne  af  retslige  og  udenretslige 
dokumenter i civile og kommercielle sager. 

De  kan  nægte  at  modtage  dokumentet,  hvis  det  ikke  er  affattet  på  forkyndelsesstedets 
officielle sprog eller på et sprog, De forstår, eller ikke er ledsaget af en oversættelse til et af 
disse sprog. 

Hvis  De  ønsker  at  gøre  brug  af  denne  ret,  skal  De  nægte  at  modtage  dokumentet  ved 
forkyndelsen direkte over for den person, der forkynder det, eller returnere det senest en uge 
efter forkyndelsen med angivelse af, at De nægter modtagelse. 

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DE: 

Die  Zustellung  des  beigefügten  Schriftstücks  erfolgt  im  Einklang  mit  der  Verordnung  (EG) 
Nr. 1348/2000  des  Rates  vom  29.  Mai  2000  über  die  Zustellung  gerichtlicher  und 
außergerichtlicher Schriftstücke in Zivil- oder Handelssachen in den Mitgliedstaaten. 

Sie können die Annahme dieses Schriftstücks verweigern, wenn es nicht in einer Amtssprache 
des  Zustellungsortes  oder  nicht  in  einer  Sprache  abgefasst  ist,  die  Sie  verstehen,  oder  wenn 
ihm keine Übersetzung in einer dieser Sprachen beigefügt ist. 

Wenn Sie von ihrem Annahmeverweigerungsrecht Gebrauch machen wollen, müssen Sie dies 
entweder  sofort  bei  der  Zustellung  gegenüber  der  das  Schriftstück  zustellenden  Person 
erklären  oder  das  Schriftstück  binnen  einer  Woche  nach  der  Zustellung  mit  der  Angabe 
zurücksenden, dass Sie die Annahme verweigern. 

ET:  
Lisatud  dokument  antakse  kätte  vastavalt  nõukogu  29.  mai  2000.  aasta  määrusele  nr 
1348/2000  tsiviil-  ja  kaubandusasjade  kohtu-  ja  kohtuväliste  dokumentide  kätteandmise 
kohta. 

Te  võite  keelduda  dokumenti  vastu  võtmast,  kui  see  ei  ole  kätteandmise  koha  ametlikus 
keeles  või  Teile  arusaadavas  keeles  ning  dokumendile  ei  ole  lisatud  tõlget  ühte  nimetatud 
keeltest. 

Kui  Te  soovite  nimetatud  õigust  kasutada,  peate  Te  keelduma  dokumenti  vastu  võtmast 
vahetult  selle  kätteandmisel,  tagastades  dokumendi  seda  kätteandvale  isikule,  või  tagastama 
dokumendi  ühe  nädala  jooksul  alates  kätteandmisest,  märkides,  et  Te  keeldute  dokumenti 
vastu võtmast. 

EL:  
Η  συνηµµένη  πράξη  επιδίδεται  ή  κοινοποιείται  σύµφωνα  µε  τον  κανονισµό  (ΕΚ)  αριθ. 
1348/2000  του  Συµβουλίου  της  29ης  Μαΐου  2000  περί  επιδόσεως  και  κοινοποιήσεως  στα 
κράτη µέλη δικαστικών και εξωδίκων πράξεων σε αστικές ή εµπορικές υποθέσεις. 

Έχετε δικαίωµα να αρνηθείτε την παραλαβή της πράξης εφόσον δεν είναι συνταγµένη σε µία 
επίσηµη γλώσσα του τόπου επίδοσης ή κοινοποίησης ή σε γλώσσα την οποία κατανοείτε και 
εφόσον δεν συνοδεύεται από µετάφραση σε µία από αυτές τις γλώσσες. 

Αν  επιθυµείτε  να  ασκήσετε  αυτό  το  δικαίωµα,  πρέπει  είτε  να  δηλώσετε  την  άρνηση 
παραλαβής  κατά  τη  χρονική  στιγµή  της  επίδοσης  ή  κοινοποίησης  απευθείας  στο  πρόσωπο 
που  επιδίδει  ή  κοινοποιεί  την  πράξη,  είτε  να  επιστρέψετε  την  πράξη  εντός  µιας  εβδοµάδας 
από τη χρονική αυτή στιγµή, δηλώνοντας ότι αρνείστε την παραλαβή της. 

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EN: 
The enclosed document is served in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 
of 29 May 2000 on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil and commercial 
matters. 

You  may  refuse  to  accept  the  document  if  it  is  not  in  an  official  language  of  the  place  of 
service or in a language which you understand and if it is not accompanied by a translation 
into one of those languages. 

If  you  wish  to  exercise  this  right,  you  must  refuse  to  accept  the  document  at  the  time  of 
service directly with the person serving the document or return the document within one week 
of that time stating that you refuse to accept it.  

FR: L'acte ci-joint est signifié ou notifié conformément au règlement (CE) n° 1348/2000 du 
Conseil du 29 mai 2000 relatif à la signification et à la notification dans les États membres des 
actes judiciaires et extrajudiciaires en matière civile et commerciale. 

Vous pouvez refuser de recevoir l’acte s’il n'est pas rédigé dans une langue officielle du lieu 
de signification ou de notification ou dans une langue que vous comprenez, et s’il n’est pas 
accompagné d’une traduction dans l’une de ces langues. 

Si  vous  souhaitez  exercer  ce  droit  de  refus,  vous  devez  soit  faire  part  de  votre  refus  de 
recevoir l’acte au moment de la signification ou de la notification directement à la personne 
signifiant ou notifiant l’acte, soit renvoyer l'acte dans un délai d’une semaine en indiquant que 
vous refusez de le recevoir. 

IT:  
L’atto  accluso  viene  notificato  o  comunicato  in  conformità  del  regolamento  (CE) 
n. 1348/2000  del  Consiglio,  del  29 maggio 2000,  relativo  alla  notificazione  e  alla 
comunicazione  negli  Stati  membri  degli  atti  giudiziari  ed  extragiudiziali  in  materia  civile  e 
commerciale. 

È prevista la facoltà di non accettare l’atto se non è stilato in una lingua ufficiale del luogo da 
cui  avviene  la  notificazione  o  la  comunicazione,  oppure  in  una  lingua  compresa  dal 
destinatario, e se l’atto non è corredato di una traduzione in una di queste lingue. 

Chi desideri avvalersi di tale diritto, può rifiutare di accettare l’atto direttamente al momento 
della  notificazione  o  della  comunicazione,  attraverso  la  persona  che  consegna  l’atto 
medesimo, oppure rispedirlo entro una settimana dalla ricezione, dichiarando il proprio rifiuto 
di accettarlo. 

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LV: 
Pievienoto  dokumentu  izsniedz  saskaņā  ar  Padomes  2000. gada  29. maija  Regulu  (EK) 
Nr. 1348/2000 par tiesas un ārpustiesas civillietu un komerclietu dokumentu izsniegšanu. 

Jums ir tiesības atteikties pieņemt dokumentu, ja tas nav tās vietas oficiālajā valodā, kurā veic 
izsniegšanu,  vai  valodā,  kuru  jūs  saprotat,  kā  arī  ja  tam  nav  pievienots  tulkojums  vienā  no 
minētajām valodām. 

Ja vēlaties īstenot šīs tiesības, jums no personas, kas izsniedz dokumentu, jāatsakās to pieņemt 
izsniegšanas brīdī vai jānosūta dokuments atpakaļ nedēļas laikā no saņemsanas brīža, norādot, 
ka jūs to atsakāties pieņemt.  

LT:  
Pridedamas  dokumentas  įteikiamas  pagal  2000  m.  gegužės  29  d.  Tarybos  reglamentą  (EB) 
Nr. 1348/2000  dėl  teisminių  ir  neteisminių  dokumentų  civilinėse  arba  komercinėse  bylose 
įteikimo valstybėse narėse. 

Jūs galite atsisakyti priimti šį dokumentą, jeigu jis neparengtas įteikimo vietos oficialia kalba 
arba jūsų suprantama kalba ir jeigu prie jo nepridėtas vertimas į tas kalbas. 

Jeigu  norite  pasinaudoti  savo  teise,  turite  atsisakyti  priimti  dokumentą  iš  tiesiogiai  jį 
įteikiančio asmens įteikimo metu arba grąžinti dokumentą per vieną savaitę nuo to momento, 
kai jūs atsisakėte jį priimti. 

HU:  
A mellékelt irat kézbesítése a polgári és kereskedelmi ügyekben a bírósági és bíróságon kívüli 
iratok kézbesítéséről szóló, 2000. május 29-i 1348/2000/EK tanácsi rendelet szerint történik. 

Joga  van  megtagadni  az  irat  átvételét,  amennyiben  az  nem  a  kézbesítés  foganatosítási 
helyének egyik hivatalos nyelvén vagy nem  az Ön  számára érthető nyelven  készült,  és  nem 
mellékeltek hozzá ezen nyelvek egyikén készült fordítást. 

jogával  élni  kíván,  az 

Amennyiben  e 
irat  átvételét  megtagadhatja  közvetlenül  az 
iratkézbesítést  végző  személlyel  szemben  az  iratkézbesítés  alkalmával,  vagy  az  iratot  ezen 
időponttól  számított  egy  héten  belül  vissza  kell  küldenie  az  átvétel  megtagadásának 
feltüntetésével. 

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MT: 
Id-dokument  mehmuż  qed  ikun  innotifikat  skond  ir-Regolament  tal-Kunsill  (KE)  Nru. 
1348/2000 dwar in-notifika ta' dokumenti ġudizzjarji u extra-ġudizzjarji fi kwistjonijiet ċivili 
u kummerċjali. 

Tista’  tirrifjuta  d-dokument  jekk  ma  jkunx  f’lingwa  uffiċjali  tal-post  tan-notifika  jew  ma 
jkunx f'lingwa li tifhem u jekk mhux  akkumpanjat  minn traduzzjoni f’waħda  minn dawk il-
lingwi. 

Jekk trid teżerċita dan id-dritt, għandek tirrifjuta d-dokument fil-ħin tan-notifika direttament 
mal-persuna li tinnotifika d-dokument jew għandek tibgħat id-dokument lura fi żmien ġimgħa 
minn dak il-ħin u tgħid li qed tirrifjutah. 

NL:  
De  betekening  of  kennisgeving  van  het  bijgevoegde  stuk  is  geschied  overeenkomstig 
Verordening (EG) nr. 1348/2000 van de Raad  van 29 mei 2000 inzake de betekening en de 
kennisgeving in de lidstaten van gerechtelijke en buitengerechtelijke stukken in burgerlijke of 
in handelszaken. 

U  kunt  weigeren  het  stuk  in  ontvangst  te  nemen  indien  het  niet  in  de  officiële  taal  van  de 
plaats van betekening of kennisgeving dan wel in een taal die u begrijpt is gesteld en het niet 
vergezeld gaat van een vertaling in een van deze talen. 

Indien u dat recht wenst uit te oefenen, moet u onmiddellijk bij de betekening of kennisgeving 
van  het  stuk  en  rechtstreeks  ten  aanzien  van  de  persoon  die  de  betekening  of  kennisgeving 
verricht  de  ontvangst  ervan  weigeren  of  moet  u  het  stuk  binnen  een  week  na  die  datum 
terugzenden en verklaren dat u de ontvangst ervan weigert. 

PL:  
Załączony dokument doręcza się zgodnie z rozporządzeniem Rady (WE) nr 1348/2000 z dnia 
29  maja  2000  r.  w  sprawie  doręczania  dokumentów  sądowych  i  pozasądowych  w  sprawach 
cywilnych lub handlowych w Państwach Członkowskich. 

Odbiorcy przysługuje prawo odmowy przyjęcia dokumentu, jeżeli dokument nie jest w języku 
urzędowym  miejsca  doręczenia  lub  w  języku,  który  odbiorca  rozumie  i  nie  towarzyszy  mu 
tłumaczenie na jeden z tych języków. 

Jeżeli  odbiorca  chce  skorzystać  z  tego  prawa,  musi  odmówić  przyjęcia  dokumentu  w 
momencie jego doręczenia bezpośrednio wobec osoby doręczającej lub odesłać dokument w 
ciągu jednego tygodnia od tego czasu, informując o odmowie jego przyjęcia. 

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PT: 
O acto junto é citado ou notificado em conformidade com o Regulamento (CE) n.° 1348/2000 
do Conselho, de 29 de Maio de 2000, relativo à citação e à notificação dos actos judiciais e 
extrajudiciais em matérias civil e comercial nos Estados-Membros. 

Pode  recusar  a  recepção  do  acto  se  este  não  estiver  redigido  na  língua  oficial  do  local  de 
citação  ou  notificação  ou  numa  língua  que  compreenda  e  se  não  for  acompanhado  de  uma 
tradução numa dessas línguas. 

Se  pretender  exercer  este  direito,  deve  recusar  a  recepção  do  acto  no  próprio  momento, 
directamente com a pessoa que procede à citação ou notificação do acto, ou devolver o acto 
no prazo de uma semana a contar dessa data, declarando que recusa a sua recepção. 

SK:  
Priložený dokument sa doručí v súlade s nariadením Rady (ES) č. 1348/2000 z 29. mája 2000 
o doručovaní  súdnych  a mimosúdnych  dokumentov  v občianskoprávnych  a obchodných 
veciach.  

Môžete  odmietnuť  prevziať  tento  dokument,  ak  nie  je  v úradnom  jazyku  miesta  doručenia 
alebo  v jazyku,  ktorému  rozumiete,  a ak  nie  je  doložený  prekladom  do  jedného  z týchto 
jazykov.  

Ak si želáte  využiť toto právo, musíte odmietnuť prevziať tento dokument v čase doručenia 
priamo u osoby, ktorá dokument doručuje, alebo vrátiť dokument do jedného týždňa od tohto 
času s konštatovaním, že ho odmietate prevziať. 

SL:  
Priložena listina se vroči v skladu z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 1348/2000 z dne 29. maja 2000 o 
vročanju sodnih in zunajsodnih pisanj v civilnih ali gospodarskih zadevah v državah članicah. 

Pravico  imate,  da  zavrnete  sprejem  listine,  če  le-ta  ni  napisana  v  uradnem  jeziku  kraja 
vročitve ali v jeziku, ki ga razumete, in ji ni priložen prevod v enega od teh jezikov. 

Če  želite  uresničiti  to  pravico,  morate  zavrniti  sprejem  listine  v  času  vročitve  neposredno 
osebi, ki listino vroča, ali vrniti listino v roku enega tedna od vročitve z izjavo, da zavračate 
njen sprejem. 

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FI: 
Oheinen  asiakirja  annetaan  tiedoksi  oikeudenkäynti-  ja  muiden  asiakirjojen  tiedoksiannosta 
jäsenvaltioissa siviili- tai kauppaoikeudellisissa asioissa 29 päivänä toukokuuta 2000 annetun 
neuvoston asetuksen (EY) N:o 1348/2000 mukaisesti. 

Voitte  kieltäytyä  vastaanottamasta  asiakirjaa,  jollei  se  ole  jollakin  tiedoksiantopaikan 
virallisista kielistä tai kielellä, jota ymmärrätte, ja jollei mukana ole käännöstä jollekin näistä 
kielistä. 

Jos  haluatte  käyttää  tätä  oikeuttanne,  teidän  on  kieltäydyttävä  vastaanottamasta  asiakirjaa 
tiedoksiannon  yhteydessä  ilmoittamalla  tästä  suoraan  asiakirjan  toimittavalle  henkilölle  tai 
palautettava  asiakirja  viikon  kuluessa  kyseisestä  päivämäärästä  todeten,  että  kieltäydytte 
vastaanottamisesta. 

SV:  
Den bifogade handlingen har delgivits i enlighet med rådets förordning (EG) nr 1348/2000 av 
den 29 maj 2000 om delgivning i medlemsstaterna av handlingar i mål och ärenden av civil 
eller kommersiell natur. 

Adressaten  har  rätt  att  vägra  att  ta  emot  handlingen  om  den  inte  är  avfattad  på 
delgivningsplatsens officiella språk, eller på ett språk som adressaten inte förstår, och om det 
inte åtföljs av översättning till ett av dessa båda språk. 

Om  adressaten  önskar  utöva  denna  rättighet,  skall  denne  vägra  att  emot  handlingen  vid 
delgivningen  genom  att  direkt  vända  sig  till  delgivningsmannen  eller  genom  att  återsända 
nämnda handling inom en vecka därefter och ange att den inte tas emot. 

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Reference No of the transmitting agency: 

Reference No of the receiving agency: 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OR NON-SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS 

(Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000) 

The  service  shall  be  effected  as  soon  as  possible,  and  in  any  event  within  one  month  of 
receipt.  If  it  has  not  been  possible  to  effect  service,  the  receiving  agency  shall  inform  the 
transmitting agency (according to Article 7(2) of the Regulation) 

12. COMPLETION OF SERVICE 

(a) 12.1. Date and address of service: 

(b) 12.2. The document was 

(A) 12.2.1. served in accordance with the law of the Member State addressed, namely 

12.2.1.1. handed to 

12.2.1.1.1. the addressee in person 

12.2.1.1.2. another person 

12.2.1.1.2.1. Name: 

12.2.1.1.2.2. Address: 

12.2.1.1.2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

12.2.1.1.2.2.2. Place and code: 

12.2.1.1.2.2.3. Country: 

12.2.1.1.2.3. Relation to the addressee: 

family employee others 

12.2.1.1.3. the addressee’s address 

12.2.1.2. served by post 

12.2.1.2.1. without acknowledgement of receipt 

12.2.1.2.2. with the enclosed acknowledgement of receipt 

12.2.1.2.2.1. from the addressee 

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12.2.1.2.2.2. another person 

12.2.1.2.2.2.1. Name: 

12.2.1.2.2.2.2. Address 

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.1. Street and number/PO box: 

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.2. Place and code: 

12.2.1.2.2.2.2.3. Country: 

12.2.1.2.2.2.3. Relation to the addressee: 

family employee others 

12.2.1.3. other method (please say how): 

(B) 12.2.2. served by the following particular method (please say how): 

(c) 12.3. The addressee of the document was informed in writing that he or she may refuse to 
accept it if it was not in an official language of the place of service or in an official language 
which he or she understands and if the document was not accompanied by a translation into 
one of those languages. 

13. INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7(2) 

It was not possible to effect service within one month of receipt. 

14. REFUSAL OF DOCUMENT 

The  addressee  refused  to  accept  the  document  on  account  of  the  language  used.  The 
documents are annexed to this certificate. 

15. REASON FOR NON-SERVICE OF DOCUMENT 

15.1. Address unknown 

15.2. Addressee cannot be located 

15.3. Document could not be served before the date or time limit stated in point 6.2. 

15.4. Others (please specify): 

The documents are annexed to this certificate. 

Done at: 

Date: 

Signature and/or stamp: 

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