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SCHEDULE 3RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS MADE BY STATES PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT

PART 1

GERMANY

Declarations

Article 1, paragraph 1

For the purposes of Article 1, paragraph 1 of the Agreement the German Government designates the Federal Ministry of Justice as central authority.

Article 5, paragraph 3

In the case of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Agreement is applicable prior to the entry into force referred to in Article 5, paragraph 3 of the Agreement, in its relations with those Member States of the European Communities who make the same declaration.