Each Member State shall designate a central body responsible for:
(a)
supplying information to the transmitting agencies;
(b)
seeking solutions to any difficulties which may arise during transmission of documents for service;
(c)
forwarding, in exceptional cases, at the request of a transmitting agency, a request for service to the competent receiving agency.
A federal State, a State in which several legal systems apply or a State with autonomous territorial units shall be free to designate more than one central body.
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CitationArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)