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Edyta Mikołajczyk v Marie Louise Czarnecka and Stefan Czarnecki (C-294/15)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The third question
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Edyta Mikołajczyk v Marie Louise Czarnecka and Stefan Czarnecki (C-294/15)

Judgment of 13 Oct 2016law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-294-15/para_41@2026-11-10

41While the first to fourth indents of Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation No 2201/2003 expressly refer to the habitual residence of the spouses and of the respondent as criteria, the fifth and sixth indents of Article 3(1)(a) permit the application of the jurisdiction rules of the forum actoris.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-294/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:772
Decided: 13 Oct 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie (Court of Appeal, Warsaw, Poland)
Applicant: Edyta Mikołajczyk
Defendants: Marie Louise Czarnecka; Stefan Czarnecki
Rapporteur: C. Toader
Advocate General: M. Wathelet
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, A. Prechal, A. Rosas, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: Polish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0294

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters

History · 1 version

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000
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Cites 9: Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession; "Litaksa" UAB v "BTA Insurance Company" SE (C-556/13); Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000; Vasilka Ivanova Gogova v Ilia Dimitrov Iliev (C-215/15); Christian Van Buggenhout and Ilse Van de Mierop v Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA (C-251/12); Kerstin Sundelind Lopez v Miguel Enrique Lopez Lizazo (C-68/07); Laszlo Hadadi (Hadady) v Csilla Marta Mesko, épouse Hadadi (Hadady) (C-168/08); Edyta Mikołajczyk v Marie Louise Czarnecka and Stefan Czarnecki (C-294/15); A (C-523/07)