53In that respect, it must be borne in mind that, in interpreting the provisions of Regulation No 2201/2003 relating to parental responsibility, the Court has held that, in order to determine the place of habitual residence of a child, in particular that of an infant who depends on his or her parents on a daily basis, it is necessary to determine the place where the parents are present on a stable basis and are integrated into a social and family environment and the intention thus to settle in that place, where that intention is manifested by tangible steps, may also be taken into account (see, to that effect, judgment of 28 June 2018, HR, C‑512/17, EU:C:2018:513, paragraphs 45 and 46 and the case-law cited). That case-law thus treats the social and family environment of the parents of the child, in particular at a young age, as an essential criterion for determining the child’s place of habitual residence.
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