is possible only in states that have not objected to that method under Article 10(a) of the convention and if the jurisdiction where the court case takes place allows it under its applicable law. It is therefore possible in France and the Netherlands but not in Germany, Switzerland, and South Korea, where incoming service is to be effected exclusively through the state's central authority. In the United States, the interpretation of a provision in Article 10(a) has long been controversial, as the judiciary in some of its jurisdictions contended that service by mail was impossible because the word "send" rather than "serve" was used in the English-language version of the convention. The matter was finally resolved in May 2017 by the US Supreme Court in Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, bringing the interpretation in line with parties in other US jurisdictions and the rest of the world. Relation with other instruments Under the convention, states may conclude different agreements between them that take precedence over the convention. Thus, in the European Union (except for Denmark) other rules are applied instead of the Convention. State parties , 79 states are contracting parties of the Hague Service Convention. They include 66 of the 88 Hague Conference on Private International Law member states in addition to 13 other states. Notes References External links Full text of the Convention List of central authorities designated by states parties 1965 in the Netherlands Civil procedure Judicial cooperation Hague Conference on Private International Law conventions Treaties concluded in 1965 Treaties entered into force in 1969 Treaties of Albania Treaties of Andorra Treaties of Antigua and Barbuda Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Australia Treaties of the Bahamas Treaties of Barbados Treaties of Belarus Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of Belize Treaties of Botswana Treaties of Brazil Treaties of Bulgaria Treaties of Canada Treaties of the People's Republic of China Treaties of Colombia Treaties of Costa Rica Treaties of Croatia Treaties of Cyprus Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Czechoslovakia Treaties of Denmark Treaties of Egypt Treaties of Estonia Treaties of Finland Treaties of France Treaties of West Germany Treaties of Greece Treaties of Hungary Treaties of Iceland Treaties of India Treaties of Ireland Treaties of Israel Treaties of Italy Treaties of Japan Treaties of Kazakhstan Treaties of South Korea Treaties of Kuwait Treaties of Latvia Treaties of Lithuania Treaties of