Article 32

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in Belgium, to the tribunal de première instance or rechtbank van eerste aanleg;

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in Denmark, to the byret;

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in the Federal Republic of Germany, to the presiding judge of a chamber of the Landgericht;

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in Greece, to the μονομελές πρωτοδικεῖο;

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in Spain, to the Juzgado de Primera Instancia;

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in France, to the presiding judge of the tribunal de grande instance;

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in Ireland, to the High Court;

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in Italy, to the corte d'appello;

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in Luxembourg, to the presiding judge of the tribunal d'arrondissement;

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in the Netherlands, to the presiding judge of the arrondissementsrechtbank;

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in Austria, to the Bezirksgericht;

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in Portugal, to the ‘Tribunal de Comarca’;

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in Finland, to the käräjäoikeus/tingsrätt;

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in Sweden, to the Svea hovrätt;

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in the United Kingdom:

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in England and Wales, to the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Magistrates' Court on transmission by the Secretary of State;

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in Scotland, to the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Sheriff Court on transmission by the Secretary of State;

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in Northern Ireland, to the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Magistrates' Court on transmission by the Secretary of State.

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