Judgment_paragraph 48 · L v M (C-656/13)

48First, as stated in recital 12 in the preamble, the grounds of jurisdiction established by Regulation No 2201/2003 are shaped in the light of the best interests of the child, in particular of the criterion of proximity. It follows that the regulation proceeds from the idea that the best interests of the child must come first (see, to that effect, judgment in Rinau, C‑195/08 PPU, EU:C:2008:406, paragraph 51). As stated in paragraph 46 above, limiting the possibility of having recourse to the prorogation of jurisdiction provided for in Article 12(3) of Regulation No 2201/2003 to cases in which the proceedings in matters of parental responsibility may be related to other proceedings would exclude the possibility of having recourse to that prorogation in numerous situations, even where that prorogation of jurisdiction might be in the best interests of the child concerned.