Judgments given before the date of application of this Regulation but after the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 in proceedings instituted before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 shall be recognised and enforced in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation provided they relate to divorce, legal separation or marriage annulment or parental responsibility for the children of both spouses on the occasion of these matrimonial proceedings and that jurisdiction was founded on rules which accorded with those provided for either in Chapter II of this Regulation or in Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 or in a convention concluded between the Member State of origin and the Member State addressed which was in force when the proceedings were instituted.
Sodne odločbe, izdane pred dnem začetka uporabe te uredbe, vendar po datumu začetka veljavnosti Uredbe (ES) št. 1347/2000, v postopkih, ki so se začeli pred dnem, ko je začela veljati Uredba (ES) št. 1347/2000, se priznajo in izvršijo v skladu z določbami Poglavja III te uredbe, pod pogojem da se nanašajo na razvezo, prenehanje življenjske skupnosti ali razveljavitev zakonske zveze ali na starševsko odgovornost za otroke obeh zakoncev, o kateri je bilo odločeno v okviru teh zakonskih sporov, ter da je pristojnost temeljila na pravilih, skladnih s pravili v Poglavju II ali v Uredbi (ES) št. 1347/2000 ali v konvenciji, sklenjeni med državo članico izvora in zaprošeno državo članico, ki je bila veljavna, ko se je postopek začel.