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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 Article 6

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 Article 6

Residual jurisdiction

Article 6

1.   Subject to paragraph 2, where no court of a Member State has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3, 4 or 5, jurisdiction shall be determined, in each Member State, by the laws of that State. 2.   A spouse who is habitually resident in the territory of a Member State; or a national of a Member State, may be sued in another Member State only in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5. 3.   As against a respondent who is not habitually resident in and is not a national of a Member State, any national of a Member State who is habitually resident within the territory of another Member State may, like the nationals of that State, avail himself of the rules of jurisdiction applicable in that State.

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CitationArticle 6 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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