2008/541/EC: Commission Decision of 8 April 2008 amending Decision 2001/781/EC adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (notified under document number C(2008) 1259)
Date: 2008-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU act, civil law, commercial law, directory, user guide

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 173/17

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 April 2008

amending Decision 2001/781/EC adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of
documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in
the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

(notified under document number C(2008) 1259)

(2008/541/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Economic
Community,

Having regard to 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, (1)
and in particular point (a) of Article 17 thereof,

(2)

(3)

the information commu-
Following modifications of
nicated to the Commission pursuant to Article 2(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000, it is necessary to amend
the manual.

Decision 2001/781/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

After consulting the committee established by Article 18 of
Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000,

Sole Article

Whereas:

(1)

is in Annex I

to Article 2 of

In order to implement Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 it
was necessary to draw up and publish a manual
the receiving agencies
containing information about
that Regulation.
designated pursuant
That manual
to Commission Decision
2001/781/EC of 25 September 2001 adopting a
manual of
glossary of
agencies
documents that may be served under Council Regulation
(EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States
of
in civil or
commercial matters (2).

judicial and extrajudicial documents

receiving

and a

The Manual containing the information relating to the receiving
agencies in Annex I to Decision 2001/781/EC is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 April 2008.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 298, 15.11.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/500/EC (OJ L 185, 17.7.2007, p. 24).

L 173/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.7.2008

ANNEX

In the manual containing the information relating to the receiving agencies the following sections are added after the
section relating to the United Kingdom:

I. Receiving agencies: District courts.

‘CZECH REPUBLIC

Contact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil
Matters:

http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/

II. Means of receipt available:

— by a postal licence holder,
— fax,
— e-mail.

III. The form may be completed in Czech, Slovak, English or German.

I. The Ministry of Justice is the receiving agency.

DENMARK

Justitsministeriet
Slotsholmsgade 10
DK-1216 København K
Tel: (45) 7226 8400
Fax: (45) 3393 3510
E-mail: jm@jm.dk

The Ministry of Justice is the receiving agency for the whole country.

II. Documents may be sent by post, fax or e-mail as long as the document received reproduces the document served in

full and all details of the document are clearly legible.

III. Denmark accepts that the form annexed to the Regulation may be filled out in Danish, English or French.

I. Receiving agencies: The receiving agency for judicial documents is the Ministry of Justice.

ESTONIA

Justiitsministeerium
Tõnismägi 5a
15191 Tallinn
Eesti
Tel. (372) 6 208 183 and (372) 620 8186
Fax. (372) 6 208 109
E-mail: central.authority@just.ee

II. The following means of communication are available:

— for receipt and dispatch of documents: post, including private courier services,

— for other communications: telephone and e-mail.

III. Apart from Estonian, English is permitted.

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 173/19

I. Receiving agency: Ministry of Justice and Public Order.

CYPRUS

Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης και Δημοσίας Τάξεως (Ministry of Justice and Public Order)
Λεωφόρος Αθαλάσσας (Athalassas Avenue 125)
CY-1461 Λευκωσία [Lefkosia (Nicosia)]
Κύπρος (Cyprus)
Tel: (357) 2280 5928
Fax: (357) 2251 8328
E-mail: registry@mjpo.gov.cy

II. Means of receipt of documents available to them:

post, fax, email.

III. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form:

Greek and English.

LATVIA

I. Receiving agency:

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
Blvd. Brivibas 36
LV-1536, Riga
Latvia
Tel. (371) 67036716
Fax. (371) 67210823
E-mail: tm.kanceleja@tm.gov.lv

The Ministry of Justice is the receiving agency for the whole country.

II. Means of receipt of documents available to them:

Documents may be received by post, fax or e-mail.

Request for service of documents and certificate of service may be received by fax or e-mail if it is also sent by post.

III. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form:

Apart from Latvian, Latvia accepts standard forms which are completed in English.

I. Receiving agencies: the receiving agencies are the Courts of first Instance.

LITHUANIA

Contact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in
Civil Matters:

http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/

II. Means of receipt of documents available to them:

Service of judicial and extra-judicial documents is accepted by means of post and fax.

III. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form (see Article 4):

Apart from Lithuanian, Lithuania will accept standard request forms which are completed in French or English.

L 173/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.7.2008

I. Receiving agencies:

HUNGARY

In accordance with Article 2(3) for a period of five years the Ministry of Justice is designated as receiving agency. All
requests shall be transmitted to: Ministry of Justice, Department of Private International Law.

Igazságügyi Minisztérium
Nemzetközi Magánjogi Osztály
1363 Budapest
Postafiók 54
Tel. (36-1) 4413110
Fax: (36-1) 4413112
E-mail: nemzm@im.hu

II. Means of receipt of documents available to them:

mail, fax, e-mail.

III. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form (see Article 4):

Hungarian, German, English, French.

MALTA

I. Receiving agencies designated:

Agency:

Attorney General’s Office
The Palace
St George’s Square
Valletta. CMR02

Public officers:

(1) Cynthia Scerri De Bono
Attorney General’s Office
The Palace
St George’s Square
Valletta. CMR02.
Tel: (00356) 2125683206
Fax: (00356) 21237281
Email: cynthia.scerri-debono@gov.mt

(2) Heidi Testa

Attorney General’s Office
The Palace
St George’s Square
Valletta.CMR02.
Tel: (00356) 2125683209, (00356) 21225560
Fax: (00356) 21237281
Email: heidi.testa@gov.mt

II. Means of receipt of documents available to them: original documents to be sent by post. Documents may be

advanced by fax/email.

III. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form: English.

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 173/21

I. Receiving agencies are District Courts — Sądy Rejonowe.

POLAND

Contact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in
Civil Matters:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/

II. Documents may be received by post only.

III. The standard form may be completed in Polish or English or German.

ROMANIA

I. The Romanian receiving agency for requests for service of judicial and extrajudicial documents from Member States of
the European Union is the court in the district where the addressee is resident or the professional establishment is
located.

Contact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil
Matters:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/

II. In addition to forms completed in Romanian, Romania also accepts standard application forms completed in English

or French.

I. Receiving agencies are: District Courts.

SLOVENIA

Contact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in
Civil Matters:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/

II. Original documents may be received by post only.

III. The standard form may be completed in Slovenian or English.

SLOVAKIA

I. Receiving agencies are District Courts (Okresný súd) which have territorial

jurisdiction according to the European

Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters.

Contact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil
Matters:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/

II. Language that may be used for completion of the standard form (Article 4): Slovak language.’