Affirmation of Executory Relief Based on Foreign Judgment: Service Validity and Exchange Rate Calculation

The appellate court affirmed a lower court decision granting executory relief based on a foreign civil judgment, rejecting the debtor's challenge regarding the proper service of the foreign judgment and the calculation of the exchange rate. The court reasoned that the service, performed by local police against acknowledgment of receipt without coercion or explanation of refusal rights, constituted an informal handover under Article 5(2) of the Hague Service Convention, which was deemed valid since the debtor failed to provide evidence of undue pressure and no specific statutory requirements govern police-led informal service in the country. Additionally, concerning the currency conversion, the court upheld the use of the mid-rate, consistent with private and major bank data, reasoning that using the lower buying rate would disadvantage the creditor by preventing them from acquiring the contractually owed foreign currency amount.