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Article 688-2 of the French Code of civil procedure

The Minister of Justice forwards the documents addressed to him to the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction they are to be served or to the national chamber of bailiffs, unless by virtue of a treaty transmission can be effected directly by the foreign authorities to the Public Prosecutor’s Office or to the national chamber of bailiffs and subject to all other methods of notification. He may also serve these documents on their addressee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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Article 688-2

Le ministre de la justice transmet les actes qui lui sont adressés au ministère public près le tribunal judiciaire dans le ressort duquel ils doivent être notifiés ou à la chambre nationale des huissiers de justice, à moins qu’en vertu d’un traité la transmission puisse être effectuée directement par les autorités étrangères au ministère public ou à la chambre nationale des huissiers de justice et sous réserve de tous autres modes de notification. Il peut également notifier ces actes à leur destinataire par lettre recommandée avec demande d’avis de réception.

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