Declarations
Reservations
Articles: 1,6,9,15,23
10-XI-2008
Iceland objects to the use of such methods of service of documents on its territory as mentioned in sub-paragraph 2 of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Convention.
In accordance with Article 15 of the Convention, Iceland declares that Letters of Request can only be directly executed by diplomatic officers or consular agents if, upon application, prior permission to that effect has been granted by the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
9-VII-2009
Iceland hereby declares that in civil and commercial matters, the service of documents addressed to persons abroad, in accordance with Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention of 1 March 1954 on Civil Procedure, shall be made to the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Iceland further declares that letters of Request shall be transmitted by the consul of the requesting State, in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Convention of 1 March 1954 on Civil Procedure, to the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Lastly, Iceland declares that the application for legal aid by an indigent person who is in a country other than that in which the free legal aid is to be sought in accordance with Article 23, paragraph 1 of the Convention of 1 March 1954 on Civil Procedure, shall be transmitted to the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs.