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Transfer of child from State for purpose of adoption in receiving state.
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70.— A child may be transferred from the State to another contracting state for the purpose of adoption in that state in accordance with the Hague Convention, but such a transfer may take place only—
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(a) if the following are satisfied:
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(i) Article 4 (which relates to when an adoption may take place);
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(ii) Article 5 (which relates further to when an adoption may take place);
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(iii) Article 15 (which relates to reports by the Central Authorities of receiving states);
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(iv) Article 16 (which relates to reports by the Central Authorities of states of origin);
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(v) Article 17 (which relates to when the state of origin may entrust a child to prospective adoptive parents);
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(vi) Article 18 (which relates to Central Authorities obtaining permissions for a child to leave his or her state of origin),
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(b) in accordance with Article 17 (which relates to when the state of origin may entrust a child to prospective adoptive parents)—
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(i) the Authority decides that the child should be entrusted to the prospective adopters, and
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(ii) the Central Authority of the receiving state approves that decision, and
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(c) if the transfer takes place in secure and appropriate circumstances and in the company of the adopters or prospective adopters.
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