Decision on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

This procedure allows Austria, Luxembourg, and Romania to accept the joining of Belarus and Uzbekistan to the 1980 Hague Convention. This international agreement provides a legal framework to ensure the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully removed or retained across international borders.

This decision primarily affects families involved in cross-border custody disputes and legal professionals handling child abduction cases between the EU member states mentioned and the two non-EU countries.