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§ 6762. Specific enforcement
(a) Jurisdiction
The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions to—
(1) restrain any violation of section 6726 or 6745 of this title; and
(2) compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or the Convention.
(b) Civil actions
(1) In general
A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought—
(A) in the case of a civil action described in subsection (a)(1), in the United States district court for the judicial district in which any act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation of section 6726 or 6745 of this title occurred or in which the defendant is found or transacts business; or
(B) in the case of a civil action described in subsection (a)(2), in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the defendant is found or transacts business.
(2) Service of process
(Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title V, § 502, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–885.)