The Committee on Legal Affairs adopted, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliament’s consultation), the report by Jean-Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR) on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes.
The committee approved the Commission proposal subject to the introduction of a new definition of ‘Member State’ so as to cover so as to cover only Member States participating in the Matrimonial Property Regulation, in line with the definition included in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1259/2010 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation (Rome III).