The new
Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of 4 July 2012 aims at simplifying the settlement of international successions and will ease the legal burden when a family member with property in another EU country passes away.
Under the Regulation, there will be a single criterion for determining both the jurisdiction and the law applicable to a cross-border succession: the deceased's habitual place of residence. People living abroad will, however, be able to opt for the law of their country of nationality to apply to the entirety of their succession. The Regulation will also permit citizens to plan their succession in advance in more legal certainty. This new instrument paves the way for the European Certificate of Succession which will allow people to prove that they are heirs or administrators without further formalities throughout the EU.
The conference will provide an in-depth discussion of the most topical issues regarding successions and wills in a European context.
Key topics
- Scope of the instrument
- Jurisdiction and applicable law
- Recognition and enforcement of decisions
- Authentic documents in matters of succession
- Creation of a European Certificate of Succession
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, notaries, ministry officials, academics.
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EU and ERA patrons
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Notaries and lawyers in private practice
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 22.10.2012
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions;
Employees of the Federal government and of the Cantons of Switzerland
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)