外國法院委託事件協助法

法院受外國法院委託協助民事或刑事事件時，原則上依本法辦理；但如果條約或法律另有特別規定，則從其規定。

Courts may be entrusted to assist in civil or criminal matters, but only to the extent that the assistance does not conflict with Republic of China law.

Entrusted matters must be forwarded in writing through the diplomatic authority.

委託法院所屬國應聲明：當中華民國法院遇到相同或類似事件、需要委託代辦時，也應提供同等協助。

法院受託送達民事或刑事訴訟文件時，依送達規定辦理；委託送達書要寫明受送達人的姓名、國籍，以及住所、居所、事務所或營業所。

法院受託調查民事或刑事案件的證據時，應依委託目的，按民事或刑事訴訟法關於調查證據的規定辦理。

If a delegation letter or related document is in a foreign language, a Chinese translation must be attached and the translation must state that it matches the original without error.

This provision says how service or investigation expenses are handled in civil and criminal matters.

This provision says the Act takes effect on the date it is promulgated.