This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of the rules which affect getting divorced where there is a cross-border element, including divorces involving residents or nationals of EU Member States.
Documents to download
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EU obligations: UK implementing legislation since 1993 (894 KB, PDF)
How much UK law implements EU obligations?
This note provides figures for Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments from 1993 to 2014 which implement or refer to UK obligations under EU law.
Calculations based on information from the UK parliamentary search database and legislation.gov.uk give the following figures for EU-related Acts and SIs for the period 1993-2014:
34,105 UK Acts and SIs
4,514 EU-related UK Acts and SIs
An average of 13.2% of UK instruments are EU-related
Documents to download
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EU obligations: UK implementing legislation since 1993 (894 KB, PDF)
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This paper provides a timeline of the major events leading up to the EU referendum and subsequent dates of note, including Brexit Day itself.
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This note considers how much the UK contributes to the EU budget and how much it receives back. Potential payments to the EU on or after Brexit - such as the exit bill - are also discussed.
