) ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁origin , ▁who ▁then ▁forward ed ▁it , ▁possibly ▁through ▁various ▁emb ass ies , ▁to ▁the ▁M FA ▁in ▁the ▁destination ▁state . ▁The ▁foreign ▁M FA ▁would ▁then ▁pass ▁the ▁documents ▁to ▁the ▁jud icial ▁authorities ▁in ▁that ▁state , ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁go ▁about ▁the ▁service ▁procedures . ▁Proof ▁of ▁service ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁returned ▁via ▁the ▁same ▁long ▁wind ed ▁channels . ▁ ▁This ▁reg ulation ▁enables ▁a ▁somewhat ▁simplified ▁route ▁by ▁establish ing ▁transm itting ▁and ▁receiving ▁ag encies ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁states . ▁Some ▁member ▁states ▁have ▁a ▁de - central ised ▁system ▁with ▁many ▁transm itting ▁and ▁receiving ▁ag encies , ▁whereas ▁others ▁have ▁a ▁single ▁central ised ▁ag ency . ▁The ▁transm itting ▁ag ency ▁in ▁one ▁member ▁state ▁sends ▁the ▁jud icial ▁documents ▁to ▁the ▁receiving ▁ag ency ▁who ▁is ▁then ▁responsible ▁for ▁service . ▁A ▁Let ter ▁Rog atory ▁is ▁not ▁necessary , ▁as ▁a ▁standard ised ▁request ▁form ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁an nex ▁to ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁must ▁be ▁used . ▁This ▁a ids ▁the ▁process ▁by ▁being ▁widely ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁relevant ▁authorities . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁service ▁through ▁the ▁recip ient ▁member ▁state ' s ▁receiving ▁ag ency ▁or ▁ag encies , ▁Article ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁perm its ▁service ▁on ▁defend ants ▁directly ▁by ▁mail . ▁Article ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁allows ▁for ▁" direct ▁service " ▁through ▁compet ent ▁jud icial ▁officials ▁in ▁the