CHAPTER IIJURISDICTION

SECTION 1Divorce, legal separation and marriage annulment

Article 6Exclusive nature of jurisdiction under Articles 3, 4 and 5

A spouse who:

  1. (a)

    is habitually resident in the territory of a Member State; or

  2. (b)

    is a national of a Member State, or, in the case of the United Kingdom and Ireland, has his or her ‘domicile’ in the territory of one of the latter Member States,

may be sued in another Member State only in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5.