Service shall then be deemed to have been effected on the addressee by registered post on the tenth day following the lodging of the registered letter at the post office of the place where the Court of First Instance has its seat, unless it is shown by the acknowledgement of receipt that the letter was received on a different date or the addressee informs the Registrar, within three weeks of being advised by telefax or other technical means of communication, that the document to be served has not reached him."
Šteje se torej, da je bila vročitev naslovljencu izvršena s priporočeno pošto desetega dne po vložitvi priporočenega pisma na poštnem uradu kraja, kjer ima Sodišče prve stopnje svoj sedež, razen če potrdilo o prejemu kaže, da je bilo pismo prejeto na drugi dan, ali če naslovljenec obvesti sodnega tajnika v roku treh tednov potem, ko je bil obveščen s telefaksom ali kakšnim drugim tehničnim sredstvom komunikacije, da ga dokument, ki bi mu moral biti vročen, ni dosegel."