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Council Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation

The Rome III Regulation 1259/2010 ("Rome III Regulation") provides conflict-of-laws rules for the law applicable to divorce and legal separation.

general principles		3
CHAPTER I	SCOPE, RELATION WITH REGULATION (EC) No 2201/2003, DEFINITIONS AND UNIVERSAL APPLICATION
Art. 1	Scope	8
Art. 2	Relation with Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003	1
Art. 3	Definitions	0
Art. 4	Universal application	4
CHAPTER II	UNIFORM RULES ON THE LAW APPLICABLE TO DIVORCE AND LEGAL SEPARATION
Art. 5	Choice of applicable law by the parties	7
Art. 6	Consent and material validity	0
Art. 7	Formal validity	3
Art. 8	Applicable law in the absence of a choice by the parties	5
Art. 9	Conversion of legal separation into divorce	0
Art. 10	Application of the law of the forum	4
Art. 11	Exclusion of renvoi	0
Art. 12	Public policy	5
Art. 13	Differences in national law	0
Art. 14	States with two or more legal systems – territorial conflicts of laws	0
Art. 15	States with two or more legal systems – inter-personal conflicts of laws	0
Art. 16	Non-application of this Regulation to internal conflicts of laws	0
CHAPTER III	OTHER PROVISIONS
Art. 17	Information to be provided by participating Member States	0
Art. 18	Transitional provisions	0
Art. 19	Relationship with existing international conventions	0
Art. 20	Review clause	0
CHAPTER IV	FINAL PROVISIONS
Art. 21	Entry into force and date of application	0