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Transmitting judicial and extrajudicial documents between EU countries
Transmitting judicial and extrajudicial documents between EU countries
Transmitting judicial and extrajudicial documents between EU countries
It aims to improve the efficiency and speed of transmitting and servicing judicial* and extrajudicial* documents in cross-border civil and commercial cases by reducing the use of paper.
It does so while ensuring the documents’ security and protection, safeguarding the rights of addressees and respecting privacy and personal data.
The regulation applies in civil and commercial matters when judicial and extrajudicial documents need to be sent to another EU country.
Documents — requests, confirmations, receipts, certificates and communications — are transmitted between agencies by:
They are served on addressees by:
EU countries:
The transmission and service procedure states:
In general, applicants do not need to cover the costs of serving judicial documents. However, a single fixed fee, determined nationally, applies to the use of:
The Commission:
Extrajudicial documents are transmitted and served under the same conditions as judicial ones.
The regulation:
Repeal
Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 revises and replaces Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 and its subsequent amendments (see summary).
It applies from 1 July 2022, apart from certain practical aspects of the transmission of documents (Articles 5, 8 and 10) which apply at a later date.
The regulation establishes a framework for judicial cooperation aligned with the EU’s digital single market strategy (see summary).
For more information, see:
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) (OJ L 405, 2.12.2020, pp. 40-78)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A digital single market strategy for Europe (COM(2015) 192 final, 6.5.2015)
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, pp. 73-114)
last update 27.01.2021