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1. A request for recognition or enforcement in another Contracting State of a decision relating to custody shall be accompanied by:
a. a document authorising the central authority of the State addressed to act on behalf of the applicant or to designate another representative for that purpose;
b. a copy of the decision which satisfies the necessary conditions of authenticity;
c. in the case of a decision given in the absence of the defendant or his legal representative, a document which establishes that the defendant was duly served with the document which instituted the proceedings or an equivalent document;
d. if applicable, any document which establishes that, in accordance with the law of the State of origin, the decision is enforceable;
e. if possible, a statement indicating the whereabouts or likely whereabouts of the child in the State addressed;
f. proposals as to how the custody of the child should be restored.
2. The documents mentioned above shall, where necessary, be accompanied by a translation according to the provisions laid down in Article 6.