These new rules apply to the succession of those who die on or after 17 August 2015.Guidelines and information on cross-border legal proceedings: from initiation to enforcementThis Atlas provides you with a user-friendly access to information relevant for judicial cooperation in civil mattersGuidelines on how to to find a lawyer, notary, legal translator/interpreter or mediatorGeneral information on case law at EU and national level Denmark and Ireland do not participate in the Regulation. The document has to be printed double-sided and may not contain blank pages. As a result, cross-border succession procedures handled by the authorities of these three Member States will continue to be governed by their national rules.Matters of inheritance tax law are excluded from the scope of the Regulation.General information on mediation at EU and Member State levelA major step to facilitate cross-border successions was the adoption, on 4 July 2012, of new Union rules designed to make it easier for citizens to handle the legal aspects of an international succession. Once the European Certificate of Succession has been issued, a notification will be added to the original document of the succession. This is why Polish authorities are in charge of Piotr's inheritance.The authority that issues the European Certificate of Succession will keep the original and will issue certified copies to the heir, executor of the will or administrator of the estate, valid for a period of 6 months, which can be extended.Piotr from Poland dies in Germany while living there as a posted worker for one year.Gosia, Piotr's wife and heir, lives in Poland and, following Piotr's death, needs to access his German bank account to pay bills and the last month of rent.However, the bank requests an official document proving that she is Piotr's heir and is authorised to access his account. European certificate of succession. 370(1) of the Act or any other terms of the Act or any other laws to the privilege of succession certificate or to the legality of it in case of it was granted, must be mentioned The e-Justice Portal allows the possibility to complete and create a PDF of form V (European Certificate of Succession) on-line here. The application for the issuing of the Certificate of Succession may be presented by using the form in article 65.2 in the Regulation. You can appeal against a refusal to issue a European Certificate of Succession.The other party may only appeal against the recognition or enforceability of the decision for the following reasons:The issuing authority can modify or withdraw the European Certificate of Succession if it turns out it is not accurate.Decisions issued by courts in Denmark and Ireland do not benefit from these simplified rules when they need to be recognised or enforced in another EU country.Piotr died in Germany while living and working there temporarily. A national document, on the other hand, will have different effects depending on the EU country in which it is issued; this may delay the recognition of your rights in another EU country.All concerned must agree on this choice of court.Thank you for taking part in our survey!The national law that applies to the inheritance may allow you to declare before a court if you accept or waive a succession.If someone in your family or close to you dies and you are an heir, as a general rule you can settle their inheritance (known in legal terms as succession) with:Gosia gets a European Certificate of Succession from the Polish courts. The regulation also creates a European certificate of succession. His life was however centred in Poland, where his wife Gosia and other family and friends live. A French certificate of succession had been obtained, but one of the sons of the deceased tried to obtain a German certificate limited to the German property in the estate. The European Certificate of Succession as well as a request for rectification, modification, withdrawal, or suspension of the effects has to be submitted on blank A4 paper with standard quality. Once issued, the ECS will be recognised in all Member States without any special procedure being required.Information on tools and facilities designed to facilitate the work of courts and justice practitioners at EU and national levelGeneral information on EU law, national Member State law and international lawGeneral information on business, land and insolvency registers at EU and Member State levelGeneral information on judicial training on EU law for legal practitioners opportunities and facilities at EU and Member State levelGeneral information on victims' rightsDenmark and Ireland do not participate in the Regulation. You can get a European Certificate of Succession from a court in the EU country with the power to rule on the inheritance, or from another competent authority - for example, a notary - in the same country.