Text of the provision
Sec. 12. Commission or letters rogatory. — A commission or letters rogatory shall be issued only when necessary or convenient, on application and notice, and on such terms and with such direction as are just and appropriate. Officers may be designated in notices or commissions either by name or descriptive title and letters rogatory may be addressed to the appropriate judicial authority in the foreign country.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 23, Section 12. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 12 of Rule 23 (Depositions Pending Actions) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 11 — Persons before whom depositions may be taken in foreign countries.
- Section 13 — Disqualification by interest.
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