Law applicable to divorce and legal separation regulation

Regulation (EU) No. 1259/2010

European Union regulation
Text adopted under the Enhanced cooperation procedure
Title	Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation
Applicability	Austria  Belgium  Bulgaria  Estonia  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malta  Portugal  Romania  Slovenia  Spain
Made by	Council of the European Union
Made under	Article 81(3) of the TFEU
Journal reference	L343, 20 December 2010, pp. 10-16
History
Date made	20 December 2010
Came into force	21 June 2012
Current legislation

The European Union Divorce Law Pact or Rome III Regulation, formally Council Regulation (EU) No. 1259/2010 of 20 December 2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation is a regulation concerning the applicable law regarding divorce valid in 17 countries. The regulation dictates which law should be used in cross-border divorces, while which courts should be used is determined by the Brussels II Regulation, which is valid for all European Union countries, except Denmark. The agreement, approved by Council of the European Union on 20 December 2010, took effect in the 14 original contracting parties on 21 June 2012^[1] and makes use of the enhanced co-operation mechanism which allows a minimum of nine EU member states to establish advanced integration or cooperation in an area within EU structures but without all members being involved.^[2]