2014/39/EU: Commission Decision of 27 January 2014 confirming the participation of Greece in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation

• Articles: 5

Article 1 Participation of Greece in enhanced cooperation

1.   The participation of Greece in enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation authorised by Decision 2010/405/EU is confirmed.

2.   Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 shall apply to Greece in accordance with this Decision.

Article 2 Information to be provided by Greece

By 29 October 2014 Greece shall communicate to the Commission its national provisions, if any, concerning:

(a)

the formal requirements applicable to agreements on the choice of applicable law pursuant to Article 7(2) to (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010; and

(b)

the possibility of designating the applicable law in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010.

Article 3 Transitional provisions for Greece

1.   Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 shall apply to Greece only as regards legal proceedings instituted and to agreements of the kind referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 concluded as from 29 July 2015.

However, effect shall also be given for Greece to an agreement on the choice of the applicable law concluded before 29 July 2015, provided that it complies with Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010.

2.   Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 shall apply to Greece without prejudice to agreements on the choice of applicable law concluded in accordance with the law of a participating Member State whose court is seized before 29 July 2015.

Article 4 Entry into force and date of application of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 in Greece

Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 shall enter into force in Greece on the day following that of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 shall apply to Greece from 29 July 2015.

Article 5 Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .