Service by publication

If, in the case of a legal person obliged to register a domestic business address with the Commercial Register, it is not possible to serve a declaration of intent at the registered address, at an address registered in the Commercial Register of a person authorised to receive service of legal documents, or at any other domestic address obtained without any investigations, then service may be effected pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung – ZPO) which apply to service by publication. The local court in the district of which the registered domestic business address of the company is located has jurisdiction. Section 132 of the Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch – BGB) remains unaffected.