Signatories to the Brussels II
Revised Regulations
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From 1st March 2005 some British orders dealing
with parental responsibility, including contact with children, became
enforceable throughout the European Union with the exception of Denmark. The legislation
which applies is Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 and is commonly referred
to as Revised Brussels II. It is also known as Brussels II bis or Brussels II(a). If the
order you are seeking to enforce was made in proceedings commenced after 1 March
2005 it will be directly enforceable throughout the European Union (other than
Denmark).
Signatory states include: Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
To
read the text of the Brussels II Revised Regulations, click on Full Text
(opens as a pdf).
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