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5. In relation to issues falling in the Regulation what is governed by
its rules - General Description ........................................................................................... 63
6. The principle of exclusive application of the Regulation................................................... 72
III. Temporal Scope of application (Articles 83-84)............................................................. 77
IV. Territorial scope of application ....................................................................................... 78
1. In general .......................................................................................................................... 78
2. The meaning of the term ‘Member State’ for the application of the Regulation
by Member States bound by it - Non-inclusion of any State not bound by it .................... 79
V. International scope of application - Application of the Regulation’s rules
exclusively in relation to Member States or also to third States
(“universality” of the application - erga omnes effect).................................................... 80
1. The Regulation’s application to international succession cases ......................................... 81
2. Application of the Regulation to international succession cases whether
having a connection with the European Union or not....................................................... 83
VI. Other issues related to the scope of application of the Regulation;
the relation of the Succession Regulation to International Conventions and
other EU Regulations (Articles 75-76) ............................................................................. 85
1. Relation to other Regulations ............................................................................................ 85
2. Relation to International Conventions ............................................................................... 86
Article 2 – Competence in matters of succession within the Member States ............. 88
I. Significance of this provision in general ............................................................................ 88
II. Significance of this provision in matters of competences related to international
jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments and instruments etc. ............ 89
III. Significance of this provision in matters of competences related
to the applicable law.......................................................................................................... 90
IV. Significance of this provision in matters of competences related to the
European Certificate of Succession .................................................................................. 90
V. Limits of the principle expressed by this provision .......................................................... 92
Article 3 – Definitions .............................................................................................................. 93
I. In general.............................................................................................................................. 94
II. Definitions related to concepts of the law of succession ................................................. 96
1. Succession (Article 3(1)(a)) .............................................................................................. 96
2. Agreement as to succession (Article 3(1)(b)).................................................................... 96
3. Joint will (Article 3(1)(c))............................................................................................... 100
4. Disposition of property upon death (Article 3(1)(d))...................................................... 102
III. Definitions related mainly to procedural law concepts ............................................... 103
1. Member State of origin and Member State of enforcement (Article 3(1)(e) and (f)) ...... 103
2. Decision (Article 3(1)(g)) .............................................................................................. 104
3. Court settlement (Article 3(1)(h))...................................................................................104
4. Authentic instrument (Article 3(1)(i)) ............................................................................105
IV. The definition of “court” in particular (Article 3(2)) ...................................................106
1. Definition ....................................................................................................................... 106
2. Other national authorities falling within the definition of court (notaries
and consuls) and the obligation for notification of the Member States
according to Article 79.................................................................................................... 107