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Conference on new EU regulation on international successions

19 November 2015

(From europa.eu)

The new legislation will significantly simplify successions in the European Union and will also affect the daily work of practitioners. Now, a single law will apply to a succession: that of the habitual residence of the deceased. However, citizens may choose in advance the law of their nationality to settle the succession. Finally, a new instrument has been created: the European Certificate of Succession (ECS), which will enable heirs to prove their status in other Member States.

The European Commission and the Council of the Notariats of the European Union are organising a joint conference so that legal professionals involved in applying the regulation can exchange views on practical subjects and share a first overview of their experience.