62023CJ0291_SUM
Case C‑291/23 [Hantoch] (
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(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Düsseldorf)
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 November 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Jurisdiction in civil matters – Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 – Article 10(1) – Subsidiary jurisdiction in matters of succession – Deceased person habitually resident in a third State at the time of death – Criterion of the location of the assets of the estate in a Member State – Decisive point in time – Assessment at the time of death)
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions, acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession, and creation of a European Certificate of Succession – Regulation No 650/2012 – Subsidiary jurisdiction – Establishment of the existence of connecting factors between the deceased and the Member State exercising jurisdiction – Relevant date for examining the location of the assets of the estate – Time of death
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 650/2012, recitals 7, 23, 30 and 37 and Articles 4 and 10(1))
(see paragraphs 18-27 and operative part)
See the text of the decision.
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)	The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any of the parties to the proceedings.