Article 22 Recognition of foreign decisions

1. When dealing with a request for co-operation under Sections 3 and 4, the requested Party shall recognise any judicial decision taken in the requesting Party regarding rights claimed by third parties.

2. Recognition may be refused if:

a) third parties did not have adequate opportunity to assert their rights; or

b) the decision is incompatible with a decision already taken in the requested Party on the same matter; or

c) it is incompatible with the ordre public of the requested Party; or

d) the decision was taken contrary to provisions on exclusive jurisdiction provided for by the law of the requested Party.