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The Slovak authorities accept written requests for service of documents, in paper form.
Under Article 2(4), the Slovak Republic will accept Czech and English, as well as Slovak, for the completion of forms.
Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic
International Private Law Division (Odbor medzinárodného práva súkromného)
Račianska ul. 71
813 11 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Telephone: (+421) 2 888 91 258
Fax: (+421) 2 888 91 604
E-mail: civil.inter.coop@justice.sk
Website: http://www.justice.gov.sk/
Languages: Slovak, Czech, English, French, German.
Under Article 4, the Slovak Republic will accept Czech and English, as well as Slovak, for the completion of forms.
The Slovak Republic has nothing to communicate regarding Articles 8(3) and 9(2), as Slovak law does not require certain documents to be served within a particular period as foreseen by these articles.
Under Article 10, the Slovak Republic will accept Czech and English, as well as Slovak, for the completion of forms.
Documents are served principally by the court that has received the request. However, under certain circumstances a court may entrust a judicial officer with serving documents. If the officer entrusted by the court is a bailiff (súdny exekútor), service is subject to a fixed fee of EUR 6.64 for each document served.
The Slovak Republic opposes the service of court documents by diplomatic or consular agents, unless the documents are to be served on nationals of the Member State in which the documents originate.
Slovak law does not allow court documents to be served directly from abroad on persons interested in a judicial proceeding through judicial officers, officials or other competent persons in the Slovak Republic.
In accordance with Article 19(2), the Slovak Republic declares that, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 19(1), a judge may give judgment even if no certificate of service or delivery has been received, if all the conditions laid down in this provision are fulfilled.
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