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Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 Article 20

Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 Article 20

Article 20

1.   In matters relating to individual contracts of employment, jurisdiction shall be determined by this Section, without prejudice to Article 6, point 5 of Article 7 and, in the case of proceedings brought against an employer, point 1 of Article 8. 2.   Where an employee enters into an individual contract of employment with an employer who is not domiciled in a Member State but has a branch, agency or other establishment in one of the Member States, the employer shall, in disputes arising out of the operations of the branch, agency or establishment, be deemed to be domiciled in that Member State.

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CitationArticle 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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