French Code of civil procedure
In forceThe document intended to be served on a person whose habitual residence is abroad shall be delivered to the public prosecutor's office, except in cases where a European regulation or an international treaty authorises the bailiff or the registry to transmit this document directly to its addressee or to a competent authority of the State of destination.
The document intended to be served on a foreign State, a foreign diplomatic agent in France or any other beneficiary of immunity from jurisdiction shall be given to the public prosecutor and transmitted through the intermediary of the Minister of Justice for the purposes of service by diplomatic channel, unless by virtue of a European regulation or an international treaty transmission may be made by another channel.
The public prosecutor's office to which service must be made is, depending on the case, that of the court before which the claim is brought, that of the court that has given judgment or that of the court within whose jurisdiction the claimant resides. If there is no public prosecutor's office near the court, the document shall be delivered to the public prosecutor's office of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the court has its seat.
