{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1103/article-27",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/1103",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1103",
  "path": "article/27",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Scope of the applicable law",
  "text": "The law applicable to the matrimonial property regime pursuant to this Regulation shall govern, inter alia:\n(a) the classification of property of either or both spouses into different categories during and after marriage;\n(b) the transfer of property from one category to the other one;\n(c) the responsibility of one spouse for liabilities and debts of the other spouse;\n(d) the powers, rights and obligations of either or both spouses with regard to property;\n(e) the dissolution of the matrimonial property regime and the partition, distribution or liquidation of the property;\n(f) the effects of the matrimonial property regime on a legal relationship between a spouse and third parties; and\n(g) the material validity of a matrimonial property agreement.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1103/article/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:42.229598+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}