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Practice question: Guidelines on Service under the Hague Service Convention (AO 101-2024)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

The requested foreign State requires advance payment of service expenses. The applicant submits only a promise to pay and no required proof. What does Section2.1(c)(3) say?
  1. Payment requirements are automatically void
  2. A promise always overrides the requested State’s requirement
  3. No expenses may ever be charged
  4. Only the defendant must pay before receiving anything
  5. Proof of payment is required where the foreign State requires it

Legal references

  • AO101-2024 Sections2.1(c),2.3–2.5, official HCCH-hosted scan printed pages4–5: https://assets.hcch.net/docs/97b5fe26-8361-467b-8e1e-b778f6d6bdd0.pdf

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