Service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents)

The Commission can accept the common position which, although modifying some specific features of the Commission’s original proposal as amended following Parliament’s opinion, remains faithful to the objective of further improving and expediting the transmission and service of documents for service between the Member States.

All amendments of Parliament were included in the amended proposal of the Commission and also in the common position.

The Commission accepts the common position in the light of the fact that it includes the key elements included in its initial proposal (in particular the important amendment to Article 11 (costs) and Parliament’s amendments as incorporated into its amended proposal.