Netherlands - Central Authority & practical information
Central Authority:
De Officier van Justitie
(Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The Hague)
Contact details: |
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Address: | Arrondissementsparket Den Haag Afdeling executie, t.a.v. Ms. J. Booister Postbus 20302 2500 EH Den Haag The Netherlands |
Telephone: | +31 (0)88 699 1300 |
Fax: | - |
E-mail: | serviceconvention@om.nl |
General website: | - |
Contact person: | Ms. M. van der Zee |
Languages spoken by staff: | Dutch, English |
Practical Information: |
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Forwarding authorities (Art. 3(1)): |
For the Kingdom in Europe: the Public Prosecutors and the Supreme Court Procurator General in cases heard or to be heard by the Supreme Court, as well as the courts and the bailiffs. For Aruba: |
Methods of service (Art. 5(1)(2)): |
Formal Service (Article 5(1)(a)) Informal delivery (Article 5(2)) Service by a particular method (Article 5(1)(b)) For more information on service of documents, see European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters – Service of documents – The Netherlands. |
Translation requirements (Art. 5(3)): |
No translation is required. However, a translation of the summary is desirable. There are no agreements with other countries. |
Costs relating to execution of the request for service (Art. 12): |
Charges are only incurred if documents are served by a bailiff. The charges vary according to the request and the bailiff concerned. When implementation documents are sent to the requesting state, the bill of the bailiff’s charges is also sent. |
Time for execution of request: | An average of two to three months. |
Judicial officers, officials or other competent persons (Art. 10(b)) |
Royal Professional Association of Judicial Officers in The Netherlands / Organisation professionnelle royale des huissiers de justice / Koninklijke Beroepsorganisatie van Gerechtsdeurwaarders (KBvG) Prinses Margrietplantsoen 49 2595 BR DEN HAAG Tel: + 31 (0)70 890 3530 Fax: +31 (0)70 890 3531 kbvg@kbvg.nl http://www.kbvg.nl/ |
Oppositions and declarations (Art. 21(2)): |
Click here to read all the declarations made by this State under the Service Convention. |
Art. 8(2): | No opposition |
Art. 10(a): | No opposition |
Art. 10(b): | No opposition |
Art. 10(c): | No opposition |
Art. 15(2): | Declaration of applicability |
Art. 16(3): | Declaration of applicability |
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. |
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). |
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Competent authorities (Arts 6, 9) |
Art. 6: See here. Art. 9: See here. |
Other authorities (Art. 18) |
Netherlands: See here. Aruba: See here. |
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