Signification de documents – autorité – procédures de la CPI

Finlande

Finland - International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 1994 EN

Chapter 1
General provisions

Section 1
Scope of application

International assistance in criminal matters, as referred to in this Act, shall include:

1) service of decisions, summonses, notices and other judicial documents relating to a criminal matter, including summonses to appear before an authority of the requesting State;

Chapter 3
Specific provisions on the provision of assistance

Section 17
Service

The service of a document shall be effected in accordance with Finnish law for the service of a corresponding document, or in compliance with a particular method specified in the request, unless such a method would be incompatible with Finnish law. Proof of service shall be given by means of a certificate stating the date, place and method of service, the person on whom the document has been served and the person to whom the document has been delivered.
A document shall be served in accordance with paragraph 1, if the document to be served is in Finnish or in Swedish or accompanied by a translation to either of these languages. In other cases the service may be carried out by delivery of the document to the addressee who accepts it voluntarily. However, the service may be carried out in accordance with paragraph 1, where it is evident that the addressee has a sufficient understanding of the language of the document or the accompanying translation.
Supplementary rules on the service of documents shall be issued by Decree.

Statut de Rome

Article 93 Autres formes de coopération

1. Les États Parties font droit, conformément aux dispositions du présent chapitre et aux procédures prévues par leur législation nationale, aux demandes d'assistance de la Cour liées à une enquête ou à des poursuites et concernant :

d) La signification de documents, y compris les pièces de procédure ;