Article 40

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in Belgium, to the cour d'appel or hof van beroep;

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in Denmark, to the landsret;

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in the Federal Republic of Germany, to the Oberlandesgeiricht;

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in Greece, to the ἐφετεῖο,

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in Spain, to the Audiencia Provincial,

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in France, to the cour d'appel;

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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 Cour supérieure de Justice sitting as a court of civil appeal;

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in the Netherlands, to the gerechtshof;

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in Austria, to the Bezirksgericht;

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in Portugal, to the Tribunal da Relação,

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in Finland, to hovioikeus/hovrätten;

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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;

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in Scotland, to the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Sheriff Court;

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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.

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