Cross-Border Jurisdictional Protocol
Greece implemented the Hague Service Convention through Law 1334/1983 and has objected to Article 10, closing off postal service and direct delivery through non-stipendiary bailiffs. Requests go through the Hellenic Ministry of Justice in Athens, which routes them to the competent Public Prosecutor for the district where the person to be served resides; a process server then executes service under the Greek Code of Civil Procedure. Greece requires formal service requests to be paid with a flat processing fee, currently €50, and reports one of the fastest standard timelines among Hague jurisdictions at about one month.
We prepare and submit the Hague request, together with the required flat processing fee, to the Hellenic Ministry of Justice, which forwards it to the competent Public Prosecutor for execution by a process server.
Start a Greece Central Authority filing →Formal service will only be effected if the document is written in, or translated into, Greek. We prepare certified Greek translations to keep filings on Greece's fast timeline.
Prepare a compliant translation →Unlike many Hague jurisdictions that charge no fee, Greece requires a flat processing payment by bank transfer to the Ministry of Justice — we ensure this is included correctly so the request isn't returned unprocessed.
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Judicial Knowledge Base
No. Greece objected to Article 10 of the Convention, including postal channels and direct delivery through non-stipendiary bailiffs, so requests must go through the Ministry of Justice Central Authority.
Yes. Unlike many Hague jurisdictions, Greece charges a flat fee, currently €50, payable by bank transfer to the Hellenic Ministry of Justice; requests without proper payment are returned unprocessed.
Greece reports a standard execution time of about one month, one of the faster timelines among Hague signatory countries.
Yes. Greece has declared that formal service will only be effected if the document is written in, or translated into, Greek.
A process server executes service under an order of the competent Public Prosecutor of the district where the person being served is resident, per the Greek Code of Civil Procedure.
Consult with our international legal support specialists about service of process in Greece.