The competent authority shall inform the judicial officer of the steps taken; it shall send him, where appropriate, any minutes or receipts recording the delivery of the document. These documents shall be kept by the bailiff at the disposal of the court.
If, in the cases provided for in Articles 659 and 660, it is not established that the addressee has actually been notified, the judge may prescribe any additional steps ex officio, except to order the provisional or protective measures necessary to safeguard the rights of the claimant.
Service by electronic means is effected by the transmission of the document to its addressee under the conditions laid down in Title XXI of this Book. The articles 654 to 662 do not apply. The document of service shall mention the addressee’s consent to this method of service. Service by electronic means is personal service if the addressee of the document became aware of it on the day of transmission…
The originals of the judicial officer’s documents must mention the formalities and steps to which the application of the provisions of this section gives rise, with an indication of their dates. In the case of service by electronic means made to a person, they shall mention the date and time when the addressee of the document became aware of it. Where service has not been effected personally, the original of…
No service may be made before six o’clock and after twenty-one o’clock, nor on Sundays, public holidays or non-working days, except by permission of the judge in case of necessity.
The date of service of a writ by a bailiff, subject to Article 647-1, is that of the day on which it is made to the person, domicile, residence or, in the case referred to in Article 659, that of the drawing up of the report. The date and time of service by electronic means are those of the dispatch of the document to its addressee.
The notification must contain all particulars relating to the surname and forenames or the name or business name of the person from whom it emanates and to the domicile or registered office of that person. It must designate in the same way the person of the addressee.
When effected at the registry’s behest, notification to the defendant of a document instituting proceedings shall include, in a very conspicuous manner: 1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court before which the claim is brought; 3° An indication that, if the defendant fails to appear, he runs the risk of judgment being given against him solely on the basis of the evidence provided by his opponent; 4° Where…
The other particulars that must be included in the notification are determined, according to the nature of the document notified, by the rules specific to each matter.
Service is effected in a sealed envelope or envelope, either by post or by delivery of the document to the addressee against a receipt. Service in the ordinary form may always be effected by delivery against a receipt even though the law would only have provided for service by post.
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