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1.A party seeking or contesting recognition or applying for a declaration of enforceability shall produce:
(a)a copy of the judgment which satisfies the conditions necessary to establish its authenticity;
and
(b)the certificate referred to in Article 39.
2.In addition, in the case of a judgment given in default, the party seeking recognition or applying for a declaration of enforceability shall produce:
(a)the original or certified true copy of the document which establishes that the defaulting party was served with the document instituting the proceedings or with an equivalent document;
or
(b)any document indicating that the defendant has accepted the judgment unequivocally.
1.If the documents specified in Article 37(1)(b) or (2) are not produced, the court may specify a time for their production, accept equivalent documents or, if it considers that it has sufficient information before it, dispense with their production.
2.If the court so requires, a translation of such documents shall be furnished. The translation shall be certified by a person qualified to do so in one of the Member States.
The competent court or authority of a Member State of origin shall, at the request of any interested party, issue a certificate using the standard form set out in Annex I (judgments in matrimonial matters) or in Annex II (judgments on parental responsibility).