General jurisdiction
Article 4
The courts of the Member State in which the deceased had his habitual residence at the time of death shall have jurisdiction to rule on the succession as a whole.
Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 Article 4
Other provisions in CHAPTER II — JURISDICTION
- Article 5: Choice-of-court agreement
- Article 6: Declining of jurisdiction in the event of a choice of law
- Article 7: Jurisdiction in the event of a choice of law
- Article 8: Closing of own-motion proceedings in the event of a choice of law
- Article 9: Jurisdiction based on appearance
- Article 10: Subsidiary jurisdiction
- Article 11: Forum necessitatis
- Article 12: Limitation of proceedings
- Article 13: Acceptance or waiver of the succession, of a legacy or of a reserved share
- Article 14: Seising of a court
CitationArticle 4 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
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