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Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 Article 7

Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 Article 7

Jurisdiction in the event of a choice of law

Article 7

The courts of a Member State whose law had been chosen by the deceased pursuant to Article 22 shall have jurisdiction to rule on the succession if: (a) a court previously seised has declined jurisdiction in the same case pursuant to Article 6; (b) the parties to the proceedings have agreed, in accordance with Article 5, to confer jurisdiction on a court or the courts of that Member State; or (c) the parties to the proceedings have expressly accepted the jurisdiction of the court seised.

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CitationArticle 7 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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