5. The note of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of January 20, 2014, wherein pursuant to the instructions of the President of the Inter-American Court, the State was required to, in a non-extendable period until January 24, 2014, present the observations it considers pertinent in regard to the request for provisional measures. 6. The brief of January 25, 2014, wherein the State provided its answer to the request made by the Inter-American Court and requested “the provisional measures be considered inadmissible in so far as they do not satisfy the requirements established in Article 63 of the American Convention.” 7. The note of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of January 27, 2014, wherein, pursuant to the instructions of the plenary of the Inter-American Court, a request was made to the Inter-American Commission that in a non-extendable period of three working days it provide any observations it considers relevant about the brief presented by the State, specifically, in regard to the fulfillment of the requirements established in Article 63(2) of the American Convention on the admissibility of provisional measures in this matter. 8. The brief of January 31, 2014, wherein the Inter-American Commission provided its observations to the information provided by the State. 9. The note of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of February 6, 2014, wherein, pursuant to the instructions of the Plenary of the Inter-American Court, the State of Ecuador was required to, by no later than February 18, 2014, present the observations it considered relevant in regard to the information presented by the Inter-American Commission, as well as any additional information it considers relevant about the two girls. Moreover, the State was required to provide documentation to support the information that it has presented or may provide in the future. 10. The brief of February 18, 2014, wherein the State provided information required by the Court. 11. The note of the Secretariat of the Court of February 19, 2014, wherein, pursuant to instructions of the President of the Court, the Inter-American Commission was granted until February 27, 2014 to present its observations to the information provided by the State. 12. The brief of March 5, 2014, wherein the Inter-American Commission which was granted an extension until March 2, 2014, filed its observations to the information provided by the State. CONSIDERING THAT: 1. Ecuador has been a State Party to the Convention since December 28, 1977, and acknowledged the contentious jurisdiction of the Court on July 24, 1984. 2. Article 63(2) of the American Convention provides that “[i]n cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court shall adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters it has under consideration. With respect to a case not yet submitted to the Court, it may act at the request of the Commission.” 3