EU SUCCESSION REGULATION No 650/2012

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Table of Contents
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ΙΙΙ. The choice of lex hereditatis under the Regulation ......................................................225
1. Nationality of the testator ...............................................................................................225
2. Content of the choice ......................................................................................................227
3. Validity of the choice of law ...........................................................................................230
4. Modification and revocation of the choice ...................................................................... 235
Article 23 – The scope of the applicable law ................................................................... 237
I. The principle of unity of the succession...........................................................................239
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................239
2. Unity of the succession as to the assets and liabilities..................................................... 241
3. Principle of unity as to the matters of the succession ......................................................242
4. Exceptions from the principle of unity of the succession ................................................243
II. The scope of application of the lex hereditatis ..............................................................247
1. Opening of the succession ...............................................................................................247
2. Determination of beneficiaries ........................................................................................ 248
3. Capacity to inherit........................................................................................................... 258
4. Disinheritance and disqualification by conduct ...............................................................262
5. Transfer of the assets, rights and liabilities of the estate – acceptance and waiver.......... 263
6. Powers of heirs, executors of wills and other administrators of the estate......................267
7. Liability for the debts of the estate..................................................................................269
8. Reserved shares and other restrictions of the freedom to dispose
property upon death ........................................................................................................270
9. Restoration and accounting for gifts, advances or legacies..............................................276
10. Sharing-out of the estate ............................................................................................... 279
Article 24 – Dispositions of property upon death other than agreements
as to succession.................................................................................................283
I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................283
II. The scope of application of Article 24............................................................................285
III. The application of the hypothetical lex hereditatis ...................................................... 288
IV. The choice of applicable law..........................................................................................290
V. Modification or revocation of a disposition of property upon death ............................291
Article 25 – Agreements as to succession ..........................................................................294
I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................296
II. Scope of application of the hypothetical lex successionis ............................................ 301
1. Dispositions of property upon death governed by this provision..................................... 302
2. Issues covered by this conflict-of-laws rule.....................................................................306
III. Applicable law.................................................................................................................316
1. National laws prior to the Regulation ..............................................................................316
2. The law applicable to an agreement as to succession regarding the succession
of one person (Article 25(1)) ..........................................................................................317
3. The law applicable to an agreement as to succession regarding the succession
of several persons (Article 25(2)) ...................................................................................319
4. Choice of applicable law (professio juris) (Article 25(3)) ...............................................322
Article 26 – Substantive validity of dispositions of property upon death ................. 324
I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................325