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M. S. v P. S (C-283/16)
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Regulation No 4/2009
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M. S. v P. S (C-283/16)

Judgment of 9 Feb 2017law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-283-16/para_11@2026-11-10

11Article 55 of Regulation No 4/2009, headed ‘Application through Central Authorities’, provides as follows:‘An application under this Chapter shall be made through the Central Authority of the Member State in which the applicant resides to the Central Authority of the requested Member State.’

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Sixth Chamber
Case: C-283/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:104
Decided: 9 Feb 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Family Division
Applicant: M.S.
Defendant: P.S.
Rapporteur: C.G. Fernlund
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 3 judges
E. Regan, A. Arabadjiev, C.G. Fernlund
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0283

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9 Feb 2017Reading

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations
Cited by 6: M.M. v Presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri and Others (C-548/22); X and Others v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-125/22); HB v European Commission (T-796/19); HB v European Commission (T-795/19); TKF v Department of Justice for Northern Ireland (C-729/19); FX v GZ (C-41/19)
Cites 8: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Aziz Melki and Sélim Abdeli (C-188/10, C-189/10); Sophia Marie Nicole Sanders v David Verhaegen and Barbara Huber v Manfred Huber (C-400/13, C-408/13); Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH v Hauptzollamt Osnabrück (C-5/14); Amministrazione delle Finanze dello Stato v Simmenthal SpA (C-106/77); Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations; Association nationale d’assistance aux frontières pour les étrangers (ANAFE) v Ministre de l’Intérieur, de l’Outre-mer, des Collectivités territoriales et de l’immigration (C-606/10)