Translation of "officier ministériel " (French → English) :

In this case the officer of the State of origin shall send a copy of the document to the officer of the State applied to who is competent to forward it to the addressee.

2. Unless the Contracting Party on whose territory service is to take place objects by declaration to the Depositary, such documents may also be sent by the appropriate public officers of the State in which the document has been drawn up directly to the appropriate public officers of the State in which the addressee is to be found.

Introduction of a rule providing that service should be effected in any event within one month of receipt by the receiving agency Introduction of a new standard form to inform the addressee about his right to refuse to accept a document within one week of service Introduction of a rule providing that costs occasioned by the employment of a judicial officer or of a person competent under the law of the Member State addressed must correspond to a fixed fee laid down by that Member State in advance which respects the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination Introduction of uniform conditions for service by postal services (regi ...[+++]stered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or equivalent).

[9] This would mean that the applicant would not have to pay for the costs of the employment of a judicial officer or of a person competent under the law of the Member State addressed.

The Deputy Prime Minister did so in spite of the fact that the Ministerial Committee on Canadian Military Colleges tabled a report in May 1993 containing figures which support the claim that the cost of officer cadet training is higher in Kingston than it is in Saint-Jean.

From the recommendations produced by the official languages committee in the department of defence and in the Canadian Armed Forces, it appears that the committee recommended immersion as an important factor in training officer cadets.