# Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1103 of 24 June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes, Article 11: Forum necessitatis

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

Where no court of a Member State has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10, or when all the courts pursuant to Article 9 have declined jurisdiction and no court of a Member State has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 9(2) or Article 10, the courts of a Member State may, on an exceptional basis, rule on a matrimonial property regime case if proceedings cannot reasonably be brought or conducted or would be impossible in a third state with which the case is closely connected.
The case must have a sufficient connection with the Member State of the court seised.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1103/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1103/article-11
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