court of originshall mean the court which has given the decision to be enforced;
court settlementshall mean a settlement in matters relating to maintenance obligations which has been approved by a court or concluded before a court in the course of proceedings;
creditorshall mean any individual to whom maintenance is owed or is alleged to be owed;
debtorshall mean any individual who owes or who is alleged to owe maintenance.
decisionshall mean a decision in matters relating to maintenance obligations given by a court of a Member State, whatever the decision may be called, including a decree, order, judgment or writ of execution, as well as a decision by an officer of the court determining the costs or expenses.
Member Stateshall mean Member States to which this Regulation applies.
Member State of enforcementshall mean the Member State in which the enforcement of the decision, the court settlement or the authentic instrument is sought;
Member State of originshall mean the Member State in which, as the case may be, the decision has been given, the court settlement has been approved or concluded, or the authentic instrument has been established;
requested Member Stateshall mean the Member State whose Central Authority receives an application pursuant to Chapter VII;
requesting Member Stateshall mean the Member State whose Central Authority transmits an application pursuant to Chapter VII;