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

Proposed regulation on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters. Amendments revise provisions on transmission and service between Member States via a decentralised IT system and modern communication means, standard forms, qualified electronic seals and signatures, the addressee's right to refuse a document, assistance in tracing unknown addresses, receipts and forwarding by receiving agencies, protection of personal data and privacy, and possible Union co-financing.