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Table of Contents
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CHAPTER VI
European Certificate of Succession
Article 62 – Creation of a European Certificate of Succession .................................... 578
I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................579
II. The current situation in the European Union ................................................................580
1. Differences regarding evidence over the capacity to inherit ............................................580
2. Difficulties resulting from the use of Certificates throughout the European Union ........584
III. The European Certificate of Succession .......................................................................587
1. The need and EU competence to issue a Certificate ........................................................587
2. The legislative course ......................................................................................................588
3. Aim and main function of the European Certificate of Succession .................................589
4. Optional nature of the Certificate (para. 2).....................................................................590
5. Relationship between a European and a national Certificate of Succession ....................591
Article 63 – Purpose of the Certificate............................................................................... 594
I. Content and purpose of the rule ...................................................................................... 595
II. Certificate beneficiaries (para. 1)....................................................................................595
III. Permissible grounds to use the Certificate .................................................................... 597
IV. Cross-border use of the Certificate ............................................................................... 597
V. Representative instances of use (para. 2) ........................................................................ 598
Article 64 – Competence to issue the Certificate ............................................................599
I. The ratio of the rule and its legislative evolution............................................................ 599
II. Jurisdiction to issue the Certificate................................................................................. 600
1. The general rule of Articles 4 and 10 .............................................................................. 600
2. Jurisdiction deviating from the general rule (Article 7) ..................................................601
3. Forum necessitatis ..........................................................................................................601
4. Applicability of other provisions on jurisdiction .............................................................602
III. Competent authority to issue the Certificate (64 point (b)) ........................................602
Article 65 – Application for a Certificate ..........................................................................604
I. Introductory remarks ........................................................................................................605
II. Submitting an application (para. 1) ................................................................................ 606
III. Who may submit an application (para. 1) ...................................................................606
IV. Form of the application (para. 2) ..................................................................................608
V. Basis of the application (para. 3).....................................................................................608
Article 66 – Examination of the application ....................................................................612
I. Content of the rule............................................................................................................. 613
II. Basic principles of the procedure (para. 1).....................................................................613
III. Evidence (para. 2 and 3) ................................................................................................616
IV. Informing and hearing other possible beneficiaries (para. 4) ...................................... 618
V. Duty of cooperation between the competent authorities .............................................620