# Enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation. Implementing rules. Council Regulation

European Parliament procedure 2010/0067(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 7th term, committee FEMM / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 52 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2010-11-11 and 2010-11-19.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation and its implementing rules. The amendments address the choice of applicable law by spouses or registered partners, connecting factors such as habitual residence and the lex fori, recourse to mediation, the public-policy exception, conformity with fundamental rights, and the dissolution of registered partnerships.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ska KELLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96734.md |
| Roberta ANGELILLI | Italy | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1941.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Petru Constantin LUHAN | Romania | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96823.md |
| Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96990.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Françoise CASTEX | France | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28148.md |
| Franziska Katharina BRANTNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96662.md |

## Official source documents

- PE452.610: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.610+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.685: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.685+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE452.869: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.869+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0067-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0067-CNS.json

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