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1. The application shall be submitted—
in Belgium, to the tribunal de première instance or rechtbank van eerste aanleg,
in Denmark, to the byret,
in the Federal Republic of Germany, to the presiding judge of a chamber of the Landgericht,
in Greece, to the Mονομελές ΠρωτοδιΧείο,
in Spain, to the Juzgado de Primera Instancia,
in France, to the presiding judge of the tribunal de grande instance,
in Ireland, to the High Court,
in Italy, to the corte d'appello,
in Luxembourg, to the presiding judge of the tribunal d'arrondissement,
in the Netherlands, to the presiding judge of the arrondissementsrechtbank,
in Portugal, to the Tribunal Judicial de Círculo,
in the United Kingdom—
in England and Wales, to the High Court of Justice, or in the case of maintenance judgment to the Magistrates' Court on transmission by the Secretary of State;
in Scotland, to the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Sheriff Court on transmission by the Secretary of State;
in Northern Ireland, to the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Magistrates' Court on transmission by the Secretary of State.
2. The jurisdiction of local courts shall be determined by reference to the place of domicile of the party against whom enforcement is sought. If he is not domiciled in the State in which enforcement is sought, it shall be determined by reference to the place of enforcement.
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