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ratification ΟΙ

to

all

its

legal

(Article 23).

accession that the Convention shall extend

systems or only one

or more of them

9.

States Contracting

may

on

ratification

or

accession

(inter

alia)

reserve the right to refuse

recognition :

(a)

where the spouses were at the time the divorce or

was obtained solely nationals of the

State in which recognition is sought and a result

separation

was

obtained other than one the latter's private

law rules would have produced

international

(Article 19 (1));

(b)

where

parties at

the time of the

divorce

habitually

resided

in States which did not

provide for divorce (Article 19 (2)).

10.

21

into

The United Kingdom ratified the Convention on

May 1974 (reference at Annex A). The Convention entered

force

on

24

Article 27.

August 1975 in

accordance

with

Article 29 provides that any State may at the

time of signature, ratification or accession or at any time.

thereafter

declare

by

notification

that

this Convention

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