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[2018] WLR (D) 324
Court of Justice of the European Union
Valcheva v Babanarakis
(Case C‑335/17)
EU:C:2018:359
2018 April 12; May 31
President of Chamber R Silva de Lapuerta
Judges CG Fernlund (Rapporteur), J-C Bonichot, A Arabadjiev, S Rodin
Advocate General M Szpunar
Judges CG Fernlund (Rapporteur), J-C Bonichot, A Arabadjiev, S Rodin
Advocate General M Szpunar
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation— Orders with respect to children— Grandparent residing in Bulgaria applying to Bulgarian court for rights of access to grandchild residing in Greece— Concept of “rights of access”— Whether rights of access of grandparents to grandchild coming within scope of Council Regulation in order to determine whether court having jurisdiction to rule on application to be determined on the basis of Regulation or on basis of private international law rules—
Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, arts 1(2)(a), 2(7) (10)