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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption

Chapter IVProcedural Requirements in Intercountry Adoption

Article 19

1The transfer of the child to the receiving State may only be carried out if the requirements of Article 17 have been satisfied.

2The Central Authorities of both States shall ensure that this transfer takes place in secure and appropriate circumstances and, if possible, in the company of the adoptive or prospective adoptive parents.

3If the transfer of the child does not take place, the reports referred to in Articles 15 and 16 are to be sent back to the authorities who forwarded them.