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NB! Council Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council as of 1 July 2022.
Notifications made under the new Regulation can be found here!
Article 2(1) – Transmitting agencies
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List of competent authorities
Article 2(2) – Receiving agencies
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List of competent authorities
Article 2(4)(c) – Means of receipt of documents
Means of receipt of documents available to them: by post.
Article 2(4)(d) – Languages that may be used for the completion of the standard form set out in Annex I
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has been amended recently. The language version you are now viewing is currently being prepared by our translators.The form may be completed in any of the following languages: Italian, French, English.
Article 3 – Central body
The central body is the Central Office of Bailiffs at the Rome Court of Appeal.
Ufficio Unico degli Ufficiali Giudiziari presso la Corte di Appello di Roma
Viale Giulio Cesare, N. 52
I-00192 Roma
Tel.: (39) 06.328361
Fax: (39) 06.328367933
Documents to be served in Italy must arrive by post and will be returned to the transmitting agencies by the same means.
Knowledge of languages: Italian, English and French.
Article 4 – Transmission of documents
Apart from Italian, Italy will accept standard request forms which are completed in English or French.
Articles 8(3) and 9(2) – Particular periods set by national law for serving documents
No derogation is invoked.
Article 10 – Certificate of service and copy of the document served
Apart from Italian, Italy will accept certificates completed in English or French.
Article 11 – Costs of service
There are currently no service costs for documents from abroad.
Article 13 – Service by diplomatic or consular agents
Italy is opposed to the service of judicial documents on persons residing in another Member State directly by diplomatic or consular agents (except where the document is served on an Italian national residing in another Member State).
Italy is opposed to the service of judicial documents by the diplomatic or consular agents of a Member State on persons residing in Italy, except where the document is to be served on a national of the Member State in question.
Article 15 – Direct service
There is nothing to prevent any person interested in a judicial proceeding effecting service of judicial documents directly through the competent officials of the Member State addressed.
Article 19 – Defendant not entering an appearance
Italy does not intend to make the statements provided for by paragraphs 2 and 4.
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