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  "legislation_title": "Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999",
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  "text": "Convinced of the necessity to take measures to ensure that intercountry adoptions are made in the best interests of the child and with respect for his or her fundamental rights, and to prevent the abduction, the sale of, or traffic in children,",
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