JURISDICTION AND RECOGNITION OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN THE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS ACCORDING TO THE BRUSSELS II BIS REGULATION

Uredba Vijeća (EZ) br. 2201/2003 od 27. studenog 2003. o nadležnosti, priznanju i ovrsi sudskih odluka u bračnim predmetima i u postupcima o roditeljskoj odgovornosti, kojom se ukida Uredba (EZ) br. 1347/2000 temelj je pravosudne suradnje u obiteljskim predmetima u EU. Primarni cilj Uredbe je olakšavanje, odnosno koliko god je to moguće ubrzanje i pojednostavljenje, tj. automatizacija priznanja sudskih odluka koje spadaju u polje primjene Uredbe. Navedeno se, između ostalog, postiže ujednačenim pravilima o nadležnosti koja se na jednak način tumače i primjenjuju u svim DČ (osim Danske). Pojmom „bračni sporovi“ obuhvaćeni su pravni instituti razvoda, rastave i poništaja braka. Ovaj rad se bavi samo pitanjem međunarodno obilježenog razvoda braka koji spada u područje primjene Uredbe, odnosno tumačenjem odredbi Uredbe koje se odnose na: 1. zasnivanje nadležnosti sudova DČ EU u međunarodno obilježenim postupcima razvoda braka; i 2. priznanje stranih sudskih odluka o razvodu braka.The Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1347/2000 is the foundation of judicial co-operation in family affairs of the EU. The primary purpose of the Regulation is to facilitate and, as far as possible, accelerate and simplify, that is, automatize recognition of judicial decisions falling within the scope of the Regulation. Among other things, this is achieved through uniform rules of jurisdiction that are interpreted and applied in the same way in all the MS (except Denmark). The term “matrimonial matters” includes legal institutes of divorce, legal separation and marriage annulment. This paper deals only with the issue of an international divorce falling within the scope of application of the Regulation, i.e. by interpreting the provisions of the Regulation relating to: 1. establishing the jurisdiction of the EU MS courts in international divorce proceedings; and 2. recognition of foreign judicial decisions on divorce