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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 Article 28

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 Article 28

Enforcement of decisions ordering the return of a child

Article 28

1.   An authority competent for enforcement to which an application for the enforcement of a decision ordering the return of a child to another Member State is made shall act expeditiously in processing the application. 2.   Where a decision as referred to in paragraph 1 has not been enforced within six weeks of the date when the enforcement proceedings were initiated, the party seeking enforcement or the Central Authority of the Member State of enforcement shall have the right to request a statement of the reasons for the delay from the authority competent for enforcement.

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CitationArticle 28 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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