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El Salvador - Zentrale Behörde und praktische Information

Central Authority:

Supreme Court of Justice / General Secretariat

Contact details:
Address: Edificio de Oficinas Administrativas y Jurídicas de la Corte Suprema de Justicia
Primer Nivel,
Centro de Gobierno San Salvador
República de El Salvador
Telephone: 503 2231 8300 ext. 1368 and 1340
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
General website: www.csj.gob.sv
Contact person: Lic. Mario Gustavo Torres Aguirre,
Jefe de la Unidad de Asesoría Técnica Internacional
Languages spoken by staff: Spanish

 

Practical Information:
Forwarding authorities
(Art. 3(1)):		 Name of the court issuing the request.
Methods of service
(Art. 5(1)(2)):		 Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure, Chapter II, Art. 149 et seq.
Translation requirements
(Art. 5(3)):		 Translation into Spanish (in accordance with the declaration made upon ratification of the Convention).
Article 62 of the Constitution of El Salvador.
Article 152 of the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure. 
Costs relating to execution of the request for service
(Art. 12):		 Principle of free access to justice. Article 16 of the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure.
Time for execution of request: 3 to 6 months. 
Judicial officers, officials or other competent persons
(Art. 10(b)

Declaration ‘1’ made by the State upon ratification of the Convention.

The channels provided for in domestic law shall be used. 
Article 149 et seq. of the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure.

Upon ratification of the Convention, El Salvador declared that it entirely excludes the application of the provision contained in Article 8(1), i.e., the consular or diplomatic channel (Legislative Decree No. 932 of 9 January 2024. Official Gazette No. 17, Volume 442, of 25 January 2024)

The transmission of documents by postal and electronic means (e-mail) between Central Authorities is accepted, using the 'Model Form' duly completed and translated into Spanish.

The form and documentation must be duly translated into Spanish
Oppositions and declarations
(Art. 21(2)):		 Click here to read all the declarations made by El Salvador under the Service Convention.
Art. 8(2):  
Art. 10(a):  
Art. 10(b):  
Art. 10(c):  
Art. 15(2):  
Art. 16(3):  
Derogatory channels (bilateral or multilateral agreements or internal law permitting other transmission channels)
(Arts. 11, 19, 24 and 25)
Disclaimer:
Information may not be complete or fully updated – please contact the relevant authorities to verify this information.		 No other mechanism.
The Convention applied to date has been the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory / OAS.
Useful links: www.jurisprudencia.gob.sv
National legislation and case law. 
Competent authorities
(Arts 6, 9)		 Supreme Court of Justice represented by the General Secretariat
Other authorities
(Art. 18)		 N/A

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