EU SUCCESSION REGULATION No 650/2012

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Table of Contents
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II. Provisional measures before the declaration of enforceability ..................................... 508
III. Protective measures after the declaration of enforceability......................................... 512
IV. The automatic suspension of the effect of the decision on the declaration
of enforceability ............................................................................................................... 515
Article 55 – Partial enforceability .......................................................................................516
Article 56 – Legal aid ............................................................................................................. 518
Article 57 – No security, bond or deposit .........................................................................522
Article 58 – No charge, duty or fee.....................................................................................524
CHAPTER V
Authentic Instruments and Court Settlements
Article 59 – Acceptance of authentic instruments ..........................................................526
I. Introductory remarks .........................................................................................................529
II. Circulation of an authentic instrument........................................................................... 536
1. Extending the evidentiary effects of an authentic instrument ......................................... 537
2. Granting to an authentic instrument the most comparable evidentiary effects ............... 541
3. Limits to the acceptance of an authentic instrument ......................................................543
III. Challenges to an authentic instrument ......................................................................... 546
1. Challenging the authenticity of an instrument ............................................................... 547
2. Challenging the content of an instrument .......................................................................549
3. Suspending the evidentiary effects of an authentic instrument ....................................... 552
IV. Legal consequences with regard to the content of an authentic instrument............... 553
V. Final remarks .................................................................................................................... 555
Article 60 – Enforceability of authentic instruments .....................................................558
I. Introductory remarks .........................................................................................................559
II. The procedure for the declaration of enforceability ...................................................... 563
1. The application ............................................................................................................... 563
2. The right to appeal against a ruling on the declaration of enforceability ........................565
III. Legal consequences of the declaration of enforceability .............................................. 567
IV. Challenging the content or the authenticity of an instrument ..................................... 569
Article 61 – Enforceability of court settlements .............................................................. 572
I. Court settlements falling into the scope of Regulation 650/2012 ...............................573
II. The procedure for the declaration of enforceability of court settlements ....................574
1. Applying for the enforcement of a court settlement ........................................................574
2. Challenging a ruling on the declaration of enforceability ...............................................576