20Since their joint service starts time running for the defendant to oppose the order and since the plaintiff cannot obtain an enforceable order before the expiry of the time-limit, the decreto ingiuntivo and the plaintiff's application constitute a document which instituted the proceedings or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 27(2) of the Convention.
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