Razen v primeru, da je ena od strank začela postopek pred sodišči v državi članici, kjer je otrok običajno prebival neposredno pred neupravičeno premestitvijo ali zadržanjem, mora sodišče ali osrednji organ, ki prejme dokumente iz odstavka 6, o tem obvestiti stranke in jih povabiti, naj v skladu z nacionalno zakonodajo predložijo sodišču v roku treh mesecev od dne obvestila svoje predloge, da bi lahko sodišče preučilo vprašanje dodelitve varstva in vzgoje otroka.
Unless the courts in the Member State where the child was habitually resident immediately before the wrongful removal or retention have already been seised by one of the parties, the court or central authority that receives the information mentioned in paragraph 6 must notify it to the parties and invite them to make submissions to the court, in accordance with national law, within three months of the date of notification so that the court can examine the question of custody of the child.