Fiches Belges: Pays-Bas

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

In case a judicial document has to be served in person in accompliance with the law of the requesting state, the document can be send to the competent authority in the Netherlands (IRC, see Atlas). In all other situations the document has to be send to the addressee directly.

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

- The Schengen Implementation Convention - The Convention of the European Union (29 May 2000), article 5.

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

The competent authorities are the regional International Legal Assistance Centres (the IRCs) and the National Legal Assistance Centre (LIRC).

* execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

N/A

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Dutch (preferably, or with translation into Dutch), English, German, French.

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

Not applicable.

a. Special requirements

The Dutch procedure of the service of judicial documents (service by post) will be leading unless the requesting state has required to follow a special procedure and this procedure will not conflict with the Dutch law.

b. Other useful information

N/A