THE EUROPEAN CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSION (ECS)
THE EUROPEAN CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSION (ECS)
Author(s): Dumitru FlorescuSubject(s): Civil Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Wien/ Österreichisch-Rumänischer Akademischer Verein
Keywords: European Certificate of Succession; Member State of the European Union; Jurisdiction;
Summary/Abstract: The first example of an authentic European act, the European Certificate of Succession, regulated by the Regulation (EU) no. 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, entered into force in the European Member States at 17 August 2015, is a standard form “in order for a succession with cross-border implications within the Union to be settled speedily, smoothly and efficiently, the heirs, legatees, executors of the will or administrators of the estate being be able to demonstrate easily their status and/or rights and powers in another Member State, for instance in a Member State in which succession property is located”. For that purpose, this Regulation provides for the creation of a uniform certificate, the European Certificate of Succession to be issued for use in another Member State.
Journal: Conferința Internațională Educație și Creativitate pentru o Societate Bazată pe Cunoaștere - DREPT
- Issue Year: XI/2017
- Issue No: XI
- Page Range: 90-92
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English