# Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and creation of a European Certificate of Succession

European Parliament procedure 2009/0157(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 125 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2011-07-01 and 2012-02-27.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession. The amendments address the scope of succession in civil law, jurisdiction based on the deceased's habitual residence, applicable law and rights in rem, the treatment of authentic instruments and gifts, agreements as to succession, and the public-policy exception.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Diana WALLIS | United Kingdom | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4544.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Paolo BARTOLOZZI | Italy | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21818.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Kurt LECHNER | Germany | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4283.md |
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |
| Luigi BERLINGUER | Italy | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97156.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Francesco Enrico SPERONI | Italy | EFD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/997.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |

## Official source documents

- PE464.765: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.765+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE483.680: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-483.680+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-0157-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-0157-COD.json

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