Central Authority(ies):
Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic
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| Address: | Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic Vyšehradská 16 128 10 Praha 2 Czech Republic |
| Telephone: | +420 221 997 925 |
| Fax: | +420 224 919 919 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| General website: | www.justice.cz |
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| Languages spoken by staff: | Czech, English, German, French (Spanish) |
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Practical Information: |
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| Forwarding authorities (Art. 3(1)): |
proceeding courts (i.e. courts of all degrees – "okresní soudy", "krajské soudy", "vrchní soudy", "Nejvyšší soud", "Nejvyšší správní soud") |
| Methods of service (Art. 5(1)(2)): |
Service of documents is regulated in the Civil Procedure Code no. 99/1963 Coll., in the §§ 45-50l. A document is delivered by the court: during proceedings or another legal act, through a public data network to a data box, upon the addressee's request to another address or electronic address (if a document is delivered to an email address, the court shall call the addressee to confirm delivery to the court within 3 days following the document being sent in the form of a data message with an advanced electronic signature of the addressee), or the presiding judge shall order delivery through a delivering body, or a participant in the proceedings or representative thereof. For methods of service see also answer No 29 of the Questionnaire of July 2008. Only indicatively, you can also consult: European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters – Service of documents – Czech Republic. However, the information given is not up-to-date. |
| Translation requirements (Art. 5(3)): |
Czech |
| Costs relating to execution of the request for service (Art. 12): |
Service of documents is generally free of charge. No special costs arise in the sense of Art. 12. |
| Time for execution of request: | Generally 2 – 4 months. |
| Oppositions and declarations (Art. 21(2)): |
Click here to read all the declarations and reservations made by the former Czechoslovakia under this Convention. |
| Art. 8(2): | Opposition |
| Art. 10(a): | Opposition |
| Art. 10(b): | Opposition |
| Art. 10(c): | Opposition |
| Art. 15(2): | Declaration of applicability |
| Art. 16(3): | No declaration of applicability |
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Derogatory channels (bilateral or multilateral agreements or internal law permitting other transmission channels) Disclaimer: |
Supplementary agreements to the Hague Convention of 17 July 1905 and /or of 1 March 1954 were concluded with: Germany and Slovakia (however, currently the EC Service Regulation prevails in relationships with these States). Bilateral conventions on judicial co-operation: please click here for the list. 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 in Civil Matters |
| Useful links: | www.justice.cz |
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