Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil, Administrative, and Commercial Matters
- Service to Italian citizens residing in Slovenia
In the case of service to recipients residing in Slovenia who hold only Italian citizenship, the procedure through consular channels is permitted pursuant to Articles 37 and 77 of Legislative Decree no. 71 of 3 February 2011.
- Service to Slovenian citizens (natural persons and legal representatives of legal entities)
Given that Italy, as well as other EU countries including Slovenia, has expressed its opposition to the direct service and/or communication of judicial documents carried out by its diplomatic or consular agents to persons residing in another Member State (unless the document is to be served or communicated to an Italian citizen residing in another Member State), and to the service and/or communication of judicial documents carried out by diplomatic or consular agents of a Member State to persons residing in Italy (unless the document is to be served or communicated to a citizen of said Member State), Regulation (EC) no. 1393/2007 of 13 November 2007 applies, under which the institutional competence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is residual and exceptional.
The service of the documents in question must take place through the transmitting agencies designated by Italy and the receiving agencies designated by Slovenia.
For further information, please contact the Italian Central Authority:
UNEP at the Court of Appeal of Rome
Viale Giulio Cesare, 52 – 00192 ROME
Telephone: +39 06 328361
and/or consult the European e-Justice Portal.
Service and communication of documents:
The regulation does not apply when the address of the person to be served or communicated with is unknown.
Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Criminal Matters
- Service to Italian citizens residing in Slovenia
In the case of service to recipients residing in Slovenia who hold only Italian citizenship, the procedure through consular channels is permitted pursuant to Articles 37 and 77 of Legislative Decree no. 71 of 3 February 2011.
- Service to Slovenian citizens
The conventional legal basis is provided by the Council of Europe Convention of 20 April 1959, as specified by Chapters 2-5 of the Schengen Agreement of 14/06/1985.
The service of documents to Slovenian citizens takes place through the Ministry of Justice, in analogy with the provisions of Art. 4 of the Italy-Yugoslavia Convention on Judicial and Administrative Assistance, signed in Rome on 3 December 1960.
Documents must therefore be sent directly to:
Ministry of Justice
DGGC Office II – International Service of Documents
Via Arenula 70, 00186 ROME
Service is not possible if the recipient’s address is unknown.
More information on the esteri.it portal.