'Service of documents - national procedures for ICC proceedings' in document 'Germany: Cooperation with ICC'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part 5 Additional Mutual Assistance

ยง 57 Service of Process
(relating to Article 58 para. 7 sentence 4, Article 93 para. 1 (d) of the Rome Statute)

(1) The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung) apply mutatis mutandis to proceedings regarding service of process.
(2) Service of a summons of the Court on the accused in the form of substituted service is not allowed.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 93
Other forms of cooperation
1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:
(d) The service of documents, including judicial documents