Article 13
Service with proof of receipt by the debtor 1. The document instituting the proceedings or an equivalent document may have been served on the debtor by one of the following methods: (a) personal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt, including the date of receipt, which is signed by the debtor; (b) personal service attested by a document signed by the competent person who effected the service stating that the debtor has received the document or refused to receive it without any legal justification, and the date of the service; (c) postal service attested by an acknowledgement of receipt including the date of receipt, which is signed and returned by the debtor; (d) service by electronic means such as fax or e-mail, attested by an acknowledgement of receipt including the date of receipt, which is signed and returned by the debtor. 2. Any summons to a court hearing may have been served on the debtor in compliance with paragraph 1 or orally in a previous court hearing on the same claim and stated in the minutes of that previous court hearing.