1. Key takeaways
Alternative service may be authorized under Rule 275.1 RoP upon establishing good reason when standard service under Rules 270 to 274 RoP proves impossible.
Where regular postal delivery under Rule 271.4(a) RoP fails at the registered seat, documents remain uncollected at a postal depot, and the defendant’s known representative declines consensual service, standard service is considered impossible, establishing good reason under Rule 275.1 RoP.
Direct service via a national judicial officer under Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 constitutes an authorized alternative service method under Rule 275 RoP.
Dutch judicial officers (gerechtsdeurwaarders) are designated by statute to effect service nationwide under Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784. The Court assumed that personal delivery and contemporaneous written recording by the bailiff ensure proper service on the defendant.
