# 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, Article 6: Consent and material validity

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The existence and validity of an agreement on choice of law or of any term thereof, shall be determined by the law which would govern it under this Regulation if the agreement or term were valid.
2. Nevertheless, a spouse, in order to establish that he did not consent, may rely upon the law of the country in which he has his habitual residence at the time the court is seized if it appears from the circumstances that it would not be reasonable to determine the effect of his conduct in accordance with the law specified in paragraph 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/1259/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1259/article-6
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