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

The Council agreed on a general approach on a proposal for a Regulation on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters, pending the European Parliament's opinion at first reading.

This proposal is aimed at Regulation 1348/2000/EC of 29 May 2000 with a view to improving and expediting the transmission and service of this kind of documents between the Member States, simplifying the application of certain provisions of the Regulation and improving legal certainty for the applicant and for the addressee.