Service Section

 

The Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (HCCH 1965 Service Convention) provides for the channels of transmission to be used when a judicial or extrajudicial document is to be transmitted from one Contracting Party to the Convention to another Contracting Party for service in the latter. The Convention establishes a main channel of transmission via a designated Central Authority, as well as alternative channels of transmission. The Convention deals primarily with the expedient transmission of documents; it does not address or comprise substantive rules relating to the actual service of process. 

This specialised section contains a range of information on the Convention, including its full text, current status, and other practical information per Contracting Party, amongst others.

The e-Country Profiles are currently being completed by Contracting Parties to the Convention. All completed e-Country Profiles are published on the HCCH website and can be accessed via the "e-Country Profile" link on this page.

Explanatory documents:

Mandatory Form (Request - Summary - Certificate):

The form is mandatory when the main channel of transmission is used (i.e., via a Central Authority) - the "Summary" part of the form is recommended when an alternative channel is used

e-Country Profiles:

Special Commissions:

Questionnaires & Responses:

Seminars & Events:

Bibliography