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

European Parliament procedure 2018/0204(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 71 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2018-10-30 and 2018-10-31.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124850.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Răzvan POPA | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189490.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI | Italy | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96915.md |

## Official source documents

- PE629.638: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-629638_EN.pdf
- PE629.639: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-629639_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0204-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0204-COD.json

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