This Regulation shall apply in civil and commercial matters where a judicial or extrajudicial document has to be transmitted from one Member State to another for service there. It shall not extend in particular to revenue, customs or administrative matters or to liability of the State for actions or omissions in the exercise of state authority (acta iure imperii).

This Regulation shall not apply where the address of the person to be served with the document is not known.

In this Regulation, the term ‘Member State’ shall mean the Member States with the exception of Denmark.