The Marburg Group’s Comments on the European Commission's Parenthood Proposal

Author: Christine Budzikiewicz; Konrad Duden; Anatol Dutta; Tobias Helms; Claudia Mayer
Publisher: Larcier Intersentia Publishers
ISBN: 9781839705137
Published In: July 2024
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Belgium ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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On 7 December 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Council Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and on the creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood (Parenthood Proposal, PP).

In the book, the Marburg Group undertakes the first extensive and in-depth assessment of the Parenthood Proposal. While the Group welcomes the initiative of the Commission and embraces the overall structure of the Parenthood Proposal, it suggests several fundamental changes.

The Commission proposes common rules for the Member States in the domain of parenthood, addressing the classic issues of private international law: jurisdiction in parenthood matters (Art. 6 et seq. PP), the applicable law to parenthood (Art. 16 et seq. PP) and the recognition of court decisions in parenthood matters (Art. 24 et seq. PP). Furthermore, inspired by the European Certificate of Succession, the Commission recommends the introduction of a European Certificate of Parenthood, enabling European citizens to prove a parenthood position throughout the European Union, with uniform effects (Art. 46 et seq. PP). Finally, the Parenthood Proposal targets the cross-border circulation of authentic instruments on parenthood with two separate regimes: not only shall the evidentiary effects of authentic instruments be extended to other Member States (Art. 44, 45 PP), as they already are under the Succession Regulation, but, following the concepts of the Brussels IIb Regulation, the Commission even suggests that authentic instruments with binding legal effects shall be recognised in the same way as court decisions (Art. 35 et seq. PP).

Introduction

Chapter I. Subject matter, scope and definitions

Chapter II. Jurisdiction

Chapter III. Applicable law

Chapter IV. Recognition

Chapter V. Authentic instruments with no binding legal effect

Chapter VI. European Certificate of Parenthood

Chapter VII. Digital communication

Chapter VIII. Delegated Acts

Chapter IX. General and final provisions