In the United Kingdom, as well as in the Member States in situations involving the United Kingdom, the following acts shall apply as follows:
Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) shall apply to judicial and extrajudicial documents which were received for the purposes of service before the end of the transition period by one of the following:
a receiving agency;
a central body of the State where the service is to be effected; or
diplomatic or consular agents, postal services or judicial officers, officials or other competent persons of the State addressed, as referred to in Articles 13, 14 and 15 of that Regulation;
Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001(2) shall apply to requests received before the end of the transition period by one of the following:
a requested court;
a central body of the State where the taking of evidence is requested; or
a central body or competent authority referred to in Article 17(1) of that Regulation;
Council Decision 2001/470/EC(3) shall apply to requests that were received before the end of the transition period; the requesting contact point may request an acknowledgement of receipt within 7 days of the end of the transition period where it has doubts as to whether the request was received before the end of the transition period.
Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (OJ L 324, 10.12.2007, p. 79).
Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 1).
Council Decision 2001/470/EC of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 25).