Council of the European Union 20 December 2010, Council Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 of 20 December 2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation

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CHAPTER I. SCOPE, RELATION WITH REGULATION (EC) No 2201/2003, DEFINITIONS AND UNIVERSAL APPLICATION
Article 1. Scope
Article 2. Relation with Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003
Article 3. Definitions
Article 4. Universal application
CHAPTER II. UNIFORM RULES ON THE LAW APPLICABLE TO DIVORCE AND LEGAL SEPARATION
Article 5. Choice of applicable law by the parties
Article 6. Consent and material validity
Article 7. Formal validity
Article 8. Applicable law in the absence of a choice by the parties
Article 9. Conversion of legal separation into divorce
Article 10. Application of the law of the forum
Article 11. Exclusion of renvoi
Article 12. Public policy
Article 13. Differences in national law
Article 14. States with two or more legal systems — territorial conflicts of laws
Article 15. States with two or more legal systems — inter-personal conflicts of laws
Article 16. Non-application of this Regulation to internal conflicts of laws
CHAPTER III. OTHER PROVISIONS
Article 17. Information to be provided by participating Member States
Article 18. Transitional provisions
Article 19. Relationship with existing international conventions
Article 20. Review clause
CHAPTER IV. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 21. Entry into force and date of application

29.12.2010

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/10

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1259/2010

of 20 December 2010

implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 81(3) thereof,

Having regard

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