Latvia - Central Authority & practical information
Central Authority(ies):
Council of Sworn Bailiffs of Latvia
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Address: | Council of Sworn Bailiffs Brivibas Street 82-3 Riga, LV-1001 Latvia |
Telephone: | +371 6729 0005 |
Fax: | +371 6729 0006 |
E-mail: | documents@lzti.lv |
General website: | http://www.lzti.lv/ |
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Practical Information: |
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Forwarding authorities (Art. 3(1)): |
The all instance courts of the Republic of Latvia examining civil cases are competent to forward a request for the service of documents to the executing country. |
Methods of service (Art. 5(1)(2)): |
Documents are received in the Central Authority and forwarded to competent Bailiff of Latvia for the execution of the request. In accordance with the Civil Procedure Law, documents can be served using: 1) registered mail; |
Translation requirements (Art. 5(3)): |
Translation is required if the addressee refuses to accept the document because the document is not prepared in the official language of Latvia (Latvian) or in a language that the addressee understands.
In such a case the document is returned to the requesting State to be translated either into Latvian or any other language that the addressee has specified. |
Costs relating to execution of the request for service (Art. 12): |
Latvia asks EUR 113,97 (including VAT) charge for each request for service of documents. The payment must be settled through a bank transfer and all bank commission fees must be covered by the person who settles the principal payment for service of documents. Bank account information: Registration No. 90001497619 Registered office: 82-3 Brivibas Street, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia Bank: Swedbank AS Account No.: LV93HABA0551038096742 SWIFT code: HABALV22 Payment purpose: information on the addressee. |
Time for execution of request: | If the document cannot be served within one month from the receipt of the document in the Council of Sworn Bailiffs of Latvia or within the time limit provided for in the request, the Bailiff to which the request has been forwarded to has to inform the Council of Sworn Bailiffs of Latvia about this fact as well as about the reasons that have delayed the service of the document. |
Judicial officers, officials or other competent persons (Art. 10(b)): |
None. |
Oppositions and declarations (Art. 21(2)): |
Click here to read all the declarations made by Latvia under the Service Convention. |
Art. 8(2): | Opposition |
Art. 10(a): | No opposition, but only if the documents are translated into Latvian and are delivered using a registered postal letter with an acknowledgment of receipt. |
Art. 10(b): | Opposition |
Art. 10(c): | Opposition |
Art. 15(2): | Declaration of applicability |
Art. 16(3): | No declaration of applicability |
Derogatory channels (bilateral or multilateral agreements or internal law permitting other transmission channels) (Arts. 11, 19, 24 and 25) Disclaimer: |
Bilateral conventions on judicial co-operation: Russian Federation; Belarus; Ukraine; Moldova; Uzbekistan; Kyrgystan.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (Strasbourg, 13 November 2007) (European Judicial Atlas – Service of Documents). |
Useful links: | https://www.tm.gov.lv/lv/cits/vispariga-informacija-par-tiesisko-sadarbibu-civillietas-1 |
(This page was last updated on 6 February 2019)