Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 1 December 2020 – Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport, Standesamtsaufsicht v TB
(Case C-646/20)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant in the appeal on a point of law: Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport, Standesamtsaufsicht
Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: TB
Other parties to the proceedings: Standesamt Mitte von Berlin, RD
Questions referred
The following questions concerning the interpretation of Article 1(1)(a), Article 2, point 4, Article 21(1) and Article 46 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 1 are referred for a preliminary ruling:
Is the dissolution of a marriage on the basis of Article 12 of Decreto Legge (Italian Decree-Law) No 132 of 12 September 2014 (‘DL No 132/2014’) a divorce within the meaning of the Brussels IIa Regulation?
If Question 1 is answered in the negative: Is the dissolution of a marriage on the basis of Article 12 of DL No 132/2014 to be treated in accordance with the rule in Article 46 of the Brussels IIa Regulation on authentic instruments and agreements?
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1 Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (OJ 2003 L 338, p. 1; the Brussels IIa Regulation).