(Reference Office: D.G.IT. – Unit for the Protection of Italians Abroad and for International Judicial Cooperation)
- Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 142 and 143
- The Hague Convention of 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters
- The Hague Convention of March 1, 1954 on Civil Procedure
- The Hague Convention of November 15, 1965
- Regulation (EC) No. 1393 of November 13, 2007 (in force since November 13, 2008) on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
- Legislative Decree No. 71 of February 3, 2011 – Organisation and Functions of Consular Offices
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- Bilateral conventions, where applicable
- Guide to the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Edition 2024 (Guida alla notifica all’estero degli atti giudiziari ed extragiudiziari in materia civile e commerciale (Edizione 2024)