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Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 Article 21

Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 Article 21

General rule

Article 21

1.   Unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation, the law applicable to the succession as a whole shall be the law of the State in which the deceased had his habitual residence at the time of death. 2.   Where, by way of exception, it is clear from all the circumstances of the case that, at the time of death, the deceased was manifestly more closely connected with a State other than the State whose law would be applicable under paragraph 1, the law applicable to the succession shall be the law of that other State.

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CitationArticle 21 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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