Article 166 of Procedural criminal Act, according to this law all the acts of notification will be carried out under the direction of the Court Clerk.
For service of notifications, the Court Clerk taking part in the case will draw up a writ which will contain:
1. Statement of the subject of the case and the names and surnames of those who are a party to it.
2. A verbatim copy of the decision which is to be notified.
3. The name and surnames of the person or persons who must be notified.
4. The date on which the writ is issued.
5. The signature of the Court Clerk.
At the same time, a short note will be made on the court records of the issue of the writ and the Officer of the Chamber or Sheriff entrusted with its execution. In accordance with article 4 (5) of the Public Prosecutor Organic Statute (Law 50/1981) to perform its duties, the Public Prosecutor may serve procedural documents and authorities, officials, bodies or individuals be summoned or subpoenaed by the Prosecution Service in the exercise of the powers enumerated in the above mentioned law, including -art. 3 (15)- fostering and executing the international judicial assistance stipulated by law or in treaties or international conventions.