Council of the European Union and European Parliament 25 November 2020, 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)

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CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. Transmitting and receiving agencies
Article 4. Central body
Article 5. Means of communication to be used by transmitting agencies, receiving agencies and central bodies
Article 6. Legal effects of electronic documents
Article 7. Assistance in address enquiries
CHAPTER II. JUDICIAL DOCUMENTS
SECTION 1. Transmission and service of judicial documents
Article 8. Transmission of documents
Article 9. Translation of documents
Article 10. Receipt of documents by receiving agency
Article 11. Service of documents
Article 12. Refusal to accept a document
Article 13. Date of service
Article 14. Certificate of service and copy of the document served
Article 15. Costs of service
SECTION 2. Other means of transmission and service of judicial documents
Article 16. Transmission by diplomatic or consular channels
Article 17. Service by diplomatic agents or consular officers
Article 18. Service by postal services
Article 19. Electronic service
Article 20. Direct service
CHAPTER III. EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENTS
Article 21. Transmission and service of extrajudicial documents
CHAPTER IV. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 22. Defendant not entering an appearance
Article 23. Amendment of Annex I
Article 24. Exercise of the delegation
Article 25. Adoption of implementing acts by the Commission
Article 26. Committee procedure
Article 27. Reference implementation software
Article 28. Costs of the decentralised IT system
Article 29. Relationship with agreements or arrangements between Member States
Article 30. Legal aid
Article 31. Protection of information transmitted
Article 32. Respect for fundamental rights under Union law
Article 33. Communication, publication and manual
Article 34. Monitoring
Article 35. Evaluation
Article 36. Repeal
Article 37. Entry into force and application
ANNEX I. FORM A

2.12.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

L 405/40

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)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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