Judicial

#32020R1784R(08)Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 on the Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters

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🇬🇧 English

This corrigendum corrects a formatting error in Annex I, Form K, point 1.3 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784. The original text stated a factual declaration about informing the addressee of their right to refuse service of untranslated documents. The corrected version transforms this into a checkbox format requiring the serving party to explicitly indicate whether the addressee was informed in writing of their refusal rights under Article 12(2). The correction ensures legal clarity and standardization in the certificate of service used across EU Member States for cross-border civil and commercial proceedings.

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Key Changes

  • Corrects point 1.3 in Annex I, Form K of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784
  • Replaces declarative statement with checkbox format: yes □ no □
  • Requires explicit confirmation whether addressee was informed in writing of refusal rights

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Update Annex I, Form K, point 1.3 of the Certificate of Service to include checkbox format with 'yes □ no □' options indicating whether the addressee was informed in writing of their refusal rights

EU Member States, judicial authorities, and serving parties using Form K for service of documents
operational
high

Explicitly indicate in the Certificate of Service (Form K, point 1.3) whether the addressee was informed in writing of their right to refuse untranslated documents in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784

Parties serving judicial and extrajudicial documents across EU Member States
disclosure
high

Inform the addressee in writing of their right to refuse service of documents not written in or accompanied by a translation into a language they understand or the official language(s) of the place of service

Parties responsible for serving documents in cross-border civil or commercial matters
operational
medium

Ensure the corrected Form K checkbox format is applied consistently across all EU Member States when certifying service of documents

EU Member States and competent authorities responsible for document service procedures
operational

Affected Parties

Courts and judicial authorities in EU Member StatesLegal practitioners and lawyers handling cross-border cases+2 more…

Tags

service of documents,cross-border litigation,EU judicial cooperation