Regulation (EU) 650/2012

Full legal title: REGULATION (EU) No 650/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of […]

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What it is

Scope 1. This Regulation shall apply to succession to the estates of deceased persons. It shall not apply to revenue, customs or administrative matters. 2. The following shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation: (a) the status of natural persons, as well as family relationships and relationships deemed by the law applicable to such relationships to have comparable effects; (b) the legal capacity of natural persons, without prejudice to point (c) of Article 23(2) and to Article 26; (c) questions relating to the disappearance, absence or presumed death of a natural person; […]

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Who decided what, and when

2009-10-14
European Commission
Tabled the proposal — 52009PC0154
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2009-10-14
European Commission services
Published the impact assessment — 52009SC0410
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2009-10-14
European Commission services
Published the impact assessment — 52009SC0411
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2012-07-04
Parliament and Council
The act was adopted and published in the Official Journal.
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European Parliament committee
Tabled the committee report — A-7-2012-0045
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