50On the other hand, as the communication of that standard form is an essential formal requirement intended to safeguard the rights of defence of the addressee of the document, its omission must be remedied in accordance with the provisions of that regulation. The authority responsible for service must therefore immediately inform the addressee of the document of his right to refuse to accept it, by transmitting to him the standard form, pursuant to Article 8(1) of that regulation (see, to that effect, judgment of 2 March 2017, Henderson, C‑354/15, EU:C:2017:157, paragraph 58 and the case-law cited).
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