Alternative jurisdiction
Article 9
1. If a court of the Member State that has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 4, 5, or point (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Article 6 holds that its law does not provide for the institution of registered partnership, it may decline jurisdiction. If the court decides to decline, it shall do so without undue delay. 2. Where a court referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article declines jurisdiction and where the parties agree to confer jurisdiction to the courts of any other Member State in accordance with Article 7, jurisdiction to rule on the property consequences of the registered partnership shall lie with the courts of that Member State. In other cases, jurisdiction to rule on the property consequences of a registered partnership shall lie with the courts of any other Member State pursuant to Article 6 or 8. 3. This Article shall not apply when the parties have obtained a dissolution or annulment of a registered partnership which is capable of being recognised in the Member State of the forum.