Avtalet, som antogs av rådet den 16 juni 1998, stadgar att lagakraftvunna avgöranden under vissa bestämda villkor kan verkställas i ett annat medlemsland än i hemlandet. ###>The convention adopted by the Council on 16 June 1998 provides that judgments no longer subject to the right of appeal may in certain circumstances be enforced in a Member State other than the state of residence.