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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-541/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/541",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 8 April 2008 amending Decision 2001/781/EC adopting a manual of receiving agencies and a glossary of documents that may be served under Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (notified under document number C(2008) 1259) (2008/541/EC)",
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  "text": "In the manual containing the information relating to the receiving agencies the following sections are added after the section relating to the United Kingdom:\n‘CZECH REPUBLIC\nI.. Receiving agencies: District courts.\nContact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/\nII.. Means of receipt available:\nby a postal licence holder,\nfax,\ne-mail.\nIII.. The form may be completed in Czech, Slovak, English or German.\nDENMARK\nI.. The Ministry of Justice is the receiving agency.\nJustitsministeriet\nSlotsholmsgade 10\nDK-1216 København K\nTel: (45) 7226 8400\nFax: (45) 3393 3510\nE-mail: jm@jm.dk\nThe Ministry of Justice is the receiving agency for the whole country.\nII.. Documents may be sent by post, fax or e-mail as long as the document received reproduces the document served in full and all details of the document are clearly legible.\nIII.. Denmark accepts that the form annexed to the Regulation may be filled out in Danish, English or French.\nESTONIA\nI.. Receiving agencies: The receiving agency for judicial documents is the Ministry of Justice.\nJustiitsministeerium\nTõnismägi 5a\n15191 Tallinn\nEesti\nTel. (372) 6 208 183 and (372) 620 8186\nFax. (372) 6 208 109\nE-mail: central.authority@just.ee\nII.. The following means of communication are available:\nfor receipt and dispatch of documents: post, including private courier services,\nfor other communications: telephone and e-mail.\nIII.. Apart from Estonian, English is permitted.\nCYPRUS\nI.. Receiving agency: Ministry of Justice and Public Order.\nΥπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης και Δημοσίας Τάξεως (Ministry of Justice and Public Order)\nΛεωφόρος Αθαλάσσας (Athalassas Avenue 125)\nCY-1461 Λευκωσία [Lefkosia (Nicosia)]\nΚύπρος (Cyprus)\nTel: (357) 2280 5928\nFax: (357) 2251 8328\nE-mail: registry@mjpo.gov.cy\nII.. Means of receipt of documents available to them:\npost, fax, email.\nIII.. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form:\nGreek and English.\nLATVIA\nI.. Receiving agency:\nMinistry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia\nBlvd. Brivibas 36\nLV-1536, Riga\nLatvia\nTel. (371) 67036716\nFax. (371) 67210823\nE-mail: tm.kanceleja@tm.gov.lv\nThe Ministry of Justice is the receiving agency for the whole country.\nII.. Means of receipt of documents available to them:\nDocuments may be received by post, fax or e-mail.\nRequest for service of documents and certificate of service may be received by fax or e-mail if it is also sent by post.\nIII.. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form:\nApart from Latvian, Latvia accepts standard forms which are completed in English.\nLITHUANIA\nI.. Receiving agencies: the receiving agencies are the Courts of first Instance.\nContact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/\nII.. Means of receipt of documents available to them:\nService of judicial and extra-judicial documents is accepted by means of post and fax.\nIII.. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form (see Article 4):\nApart from Lithuanian, Lithuania will accept standard request forms which are completed in French or English.\nHUNGARY\nI.. Receiving agencies:\nIn accordance with Article 2(3) for a period of five years the Ministry of Justice is designated as receiving agency. All requests shall be transmitted to: Ministry of Justice, Department of Private International Law.\nIgazságügyi Minisztérium\nNemzetközi Magánjogi Osztály\n1363 Budapest\nPostafiók 54\nTel. (36-1) 4413110\nFax: (36-1) 4413112\nE-mail: nemzm@im.hu\nII.. Means of receipt of documents available to them:\nmail, fax, e-mail.\nIII.. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form (see Article 4):\nHungarian, German, English, French.\nMALTA\nI.. Receiving agencies designated:\nAgency:\nAttorney General’s Office\nThe Palace\nSt George’s Square\nValletta. CMR02\nPublic officers:\n(1) Cynthia Scerri De Bono\nAttorney General’s Office\nThe Palace\nSt George’s Square\nValletta. CMR02.\nTel: (00356) 2125683206\nFax: (00356) 21237281\nEmail: cynthia.scerri-debono@gov.mt\n(2) Heidi Testa\nAttorney General’s Office\nThe Palace\nSt George’s Square\nValletta.CMR02.\nTel: (00356) 2125683209, (00356) 21225560\nFax: (00356) 21237281\nEmail: heidi.testa@gov.mt\nII.. Means of receipt of documents available to them: original documents to be sent by post. Documents may be advanced by fax/email.\nIII.. Languages that may be used for completion of the standard form: English.\nPOLAND\nI.. Receiving agencies are District Courts — Sądy Rejonowe.\nContact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/\nII.. Documents may be received by post only.\nIII.. The standard form may be completed in Polish or English or German.\nROMANIA\nI.. The Romanian receiving agency for requests for service of judicial and extrajudicial documents from Member States of the European Union is the court in the district where the addressee is resident or the professional establishment is located.\nContact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/\nII.. In addition to forms completed in Romanian, Romania also accepts standard application forms completed in English or French.\nSLOVENIA\nI.. Receiving agencies are: District Courts.\nContact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/\nII.. Original documents may be received by post only.\nIII.. The standard form may be completed in Slovenian or English.\nSLOVAKIA\nI.. Receiving agencies are District Courts (Okresný súd) which have territorial jurisdiction according to the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters.\nContact details are in the manual of receiving agencies accessible on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters:\nhttp://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/\nII.. Language that may be used for completion of the standard form (Article 4): Slovak language.’",
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