B D Finch Mar 27, 2011:

Previous KudoZ question Having looked a bit closer at the previous question, the answer chosen there may well have been correct in the very different context of that question. The lorry driver concerned, in that question, could hardly have taken his case to the European Court of Human Rights if he needed tracing and it makes sense that the PV related to a search for goods. In this question, it makes more sense that what was searched for was the person upon whom to serve the notice. I think this is a situation where there are different terms in English, according to context, for the same term in French.