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The requested State shall provide applicants with effective access to procedures, including enforcement and appeal procedures, arising from applications under this Chapter.

To provide such effective access, the requested State shall provide free legal assistance in accordance with Articles 14 to 17 unless paragraph 3 applies.

The requested State shall not be obliged to provide such free legal assistance if and to the extent that the procedures of that State enable the applicant to make the case without the need for such assistance, and the Central Authority provides such services as are necessary free of charge.

Entitlements to free legal assistance shall not be less than those available in equivalent domestic cases.

No security, bond or deposit, however described, shall be required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.