If the application for enforcement is refused, the applicant may appeal:

• — in Belgium, to the cour d’appel or hof van beroep,

• — in Denmark, to the landsret,

• — in the Federal Republic of Germany, to the Oberlandesgericht,

• — in Greece, to the έωετειο,

• — in Spain, to the Audiencia Provincial,

• — in France, to the cour d’appel,

• — in Ireland, to the High Court,

• — in Iceland, to the héraδsdómari,

• — in Italy, to the corte d’appello,

• — in Luxembourg, to the Cour supérieure de justice sitting as a court of civil appeal,

• — in the Netherlands, to the gerechtshof,

• — in Norway, to the lagmannsrett,

• — in Austria, to the Landesgericht or the Kreisgericht,

• — in Portugal, to the Tribunal da Relação,

• — in Switzerland, to the tribunal cantonal/Kantonsgericht/tribunale cantonale,

• — in Finland, to the hovioikeus/hovrätt,

• — in Sweden, to the Svea hovrätt,

• — in the United Kingdom:

  1. a

     in England and Wales, to the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Magistrates’ Court;

  2. b

     in Scotland, to the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Sheriff Court;

  3. c

     in Northern Ireland, to the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment to the Magistrates’ Court.

The party against whom enforcement is sought shall be summoned to appear before the appellate court. If he fails to appear, the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 20 shall apply even where he is not domiciled in any of the Contracting States.