Examination as to jurisdiction
Article 15
Where a court of a Member State is seised of a matter of matrimonial property regime over which it has no jurisdiction under this Regulation, it shall declare of its own motion that it has no jurisdiction.
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1103 Article 15
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1103 Article 15
Other provisions in CHAPTER II — JURISDICTION
- Article 9: Alternative jurisdiction
- Article 10: Subsidiary jurisdiction
- Article 11: Forum necessitatis
- Article 12: Counterclaims
- Article 13: Limitation of proceedings
- Article 14: Seising a court
- Article 16: Examination as to admissibility
- Article 17: Lis pendens
- Article 18: Related actions
- Article 19: Provisional, including protective, measures
CitationArticle 15 of Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1103 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
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