The procedures for implementing service at a bailiff’s office provided for by Article 558 are specified by this article.
The bailiff may, at the request of the addressee, forward the copy of the writ to another office where the addressee may collect it under the same conditions. Mention of this option is made in the registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the simple letter or the notice of delivery provided for in paragraphs 2 and 4 of article 558.
The notice of delivery provided for in the fourth paragraph of article 558 must be dated and indicate that the copy of the writ served at the law office must be collected as soon as possible, against a receipt or stamp, by the interested party or by any specially authorised person. If the writ is a writ of service of a judgment rendered by default, the notice of service must state the nature of the document served and the time limit for appeal.
Personal service is deemed to have been effected if the interested party comes to the office to collect a copy of the writ, even if he has not signed the acknowledgement of receipt of the registered letter or returned the receipt.
The copy of the writ is kept at the office for three months. After this period, the bailiff is discharged.