The application shall be submitted:

\- in Belgium, to the 'tribunal de premiere instance' or 'rechtbank van eerste aanleg',

\- in the, Federal Republic of Germany, to the presiding judge of a chamber of the 'Landgericht',

\- in France, to the presiding judge of the 'tribunal de grande instance',

\- in Italy, to the 'corte d'appello',

\- in Luxembourg, to the presiding judge of the 'tribunal d'arrondissement',

\- in the Netherlands, to the presiding judge of the 'arrondissementsrechtbank'.

The jurisdiction of local courts shall be determined by reference to the place of domicile of the party against whom enforcement is sought. If he is not domiciled in the State in which enforcement is sought, it shall be determined by reference to the place of enforcement.