S.L. 445.4 чл. 7Proceedingsbefore competent court.

(1) A requesting Member State may initiate, before the competent court in the requested Member State, proceedings against the possessor or, in default, the holder, with the aim of securing the return of a cultural object which has been unlawfully removed from its territory.

(2) Proceedings may be brought only where the document initiating them is accompanied by:

(a) a document describing the object covered by the request and stating that it is a cultural object; and

(b) a declaration by the competent authorities of the requesting Member State that the cultural object has been unlawfully removed from its territory.

(3) The competent central authority of the requesting Member State shall forthwith inform the competent central authority of the requested Member State that proceedings have been initiated with S.L.445.04 STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

the aim of securing the return of the object in question.

(4) The competent central authority of the requested Member State shall forthwith inform the central authorities of the other Member States.

(5) The exchange of information shall be conducted using the IMI in accordance with the applicable legal provisions on the protection of personal data and privacy, without prejudice to the possibility for the competent central authorities to use other means of communication in addition to the IMI.