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Procedures for judicial co-operation

Service Regulation (recast)

Regulation (EU) 2020/1784, the Service Regulation (recast) sets out the procedure for the service of documents between EU Member States. Alongside the regulation, a Member State will have its own domestic procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements under the regulation. The Service Regulation (recast) repealed and replaced Regulation (EC) 1393/2007, the Service Regulation.

For guidance, see Practice Notes: The Service Regulation (recast), The Service Regulation (recast)—the stages of transmitting and serving documents and The Service Regulation (recast)—commonly asked questions and answers.

Hague Service Convention

All EU Member States are contracting states to the Hague Service Convention. However, service can only be effected under this convention where service is being effected between contracting states and one of those states is not an EU Member State.

Taking of Evidence Regulation (recast)

Regulation (EU) 2020/1783, the Taking of Evidence Regulation (recast), which repealed and replaced Regulation (EC) 1206/2001, applies between Member States, although it does not apply to Denmark. The regulation sets out the process for obtaining evidence from one Member State for

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