F1SCHEDULE 3GText of the 2007 Hague Convention
Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
CHAPTER VIIIGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 57Provision of information concerning laws, procedures and services
(1)
A Contracting State, by the time its instrument of ratification or accession is deposited or a declaration is submitted in accordance with Article 61 of the Convention, shall provide the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law with—
(a)
a description of its laws and procedures concerning maintenance obligations;
(b)
a description of the measures it will take to meet the obligations under Article 6;
(c)
a description of how it will provide applicants with effective access to procedures, as required under Article 14;
(d)
a description of its enforcement rules and procedures, including any limitations on enforcement, in particular debtor protection rules and limitation periods;
(e)
any specification referred to in Article 25(1) (b) and (3).
(2)
Contracting States may, in fulfilling their obligations under paragraph 1, utilise a country profile form recommended and published by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
(3)
Information shall be kept up to date by the Contracting States.