Declaraciones
Artículos: 15,16
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Text of the declarations:
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5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Netherlands Court may give judgment, even if no certificate of service or delivery has been received, if all the following conditions are fulfilled:
a) the document was transmitted by one of the methods provided for in this Convention;
b) a period of time of not less than six months, considered adequate by the judge in the particular case, has elapsed since the date of the transmission of the document;
c) no certificate, either of service or of delivery, has been received even though every reasonable effort has been made to obtain it through the competent authorities.
6. An application for relief from the effects of the expiration of the time for appeal as provided for in Article 16 is only admissible if it is submitted within a year, to be calculated from the date on which the judgment is given.