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Chapter 2
SERVICE OF PROCESS AND INVESTIGATION
Article 13 Scope
FOR EVIDENCE IN CIVIL CASES
Both contracting parties should, upon request, mutually serve
judicial process and documents extra judicium, inquire of parties concerned,
witnesses and verifiers, conduct verification and judicial examination,
and collect other evidence.
Article 14 Execution of Requests
1.
If an authority of the requested contracting party considers
itself as not having the power to execute the requests, it should refer
the request to the competent authority which has the power to execute
same and inform the requesting contracting party accordingly.
2.
The authority of the requested contracting party, in case of
inability to execute the request at the address as shown in the letter of
request, should take appropriate measures to ensure the correct
address so as to accomplish the request; and if necessary, it can ask the
requesting contracting party to provide additional information.
3.
In case of inability to execute the request due to failure
to verify the address, the authority of the requested contracting party
should inform the requesting contracting party, give specific reasons and
return the documents attached to the requesting contracting party.
Article 15 Notification of the Execution
1.
The competent authority of the requested contracting party
should, in accordance with the channels provided for in Article 6,
sub. (1) of this Agreement, inform the competent authority of the
requesting contracting party of the date and address of serving process,
and investigating for evidence, and attach acknowledgement of service
to the evidence obtained.
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