SCHEDULE 4RESERVATIONS, DECLARATIONS AND STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PARTIES TO THE 1995 CONVENTION
AUSTRIA
Article 15
Austria declares that the competent authorities within the meaning of the Convention are the following: (a) within the meaning of Articles 6 to 8 and 10: the Court of First Instance in the district of which the person has his or her domicile or residence; in the absence of such a domicile or residence: the Court of First Instance in the district of which the person was apprehended or has been remanded in custody; (b) within the meaning of Article 4, Article 5(2) and Article 14: the Federal Minister for Justice.