Multi-view video decoder compliant to HEVC comprising a video decoding core configured to decode, in units of coding units, a plurality of views (V1...V3) from a data stream, the video decoding core supporting motion- or disparity-compensated residual prediction of a predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit of a current picture of a current view on the basis of a first reference picture of the current view, a second reference picture of a reference view, coinciding in timestamp with the current picture, and a third reference picture of the reference view, coinciding in timestamp with the first reference picture, and a disparity-compensated residual prediction switch configured to read a parameter set from the data stream, the parameter set relating to the second reference picture, and derive therefrom the set of all reference pictures of the reference view which are required, in terms of a bitstream constraint of HEVC, to be present in a decoded picture buffer of the video decoding core when decoding the second reference picture; check whether the third reference picture is included in the set of reference pictures; depending on the check, if the third reference picture is included in the set of reference pictures, enable the disparity-compensated residual prediction for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit with respect to third reference picture; and depending on the check, if the third reference picture is not included in the set of reference pictures, disable the disparity-compensated residual prediction for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit with respect to third reference picture, wherein the video decoding core is configured to, depending on the residual prediction switch, apply or not apply disparity-compensated residual prediction based on the third reference picture for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit. a video decoding core configured to decode, in units of coding units, a plurality of views (V1...V3) from a data stream, the video decoding core supporting motion- or disparity-compensated residual prediction of a predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit of a current picture of a current view on the basis of a first reference picture of the current view, a second reference picture of a reference view, coinciding in timestamp with the current picture, and a third reference picture of the reference view, coinciding in timestamp with the first reference picture, and a disparity-compensated residual prediction switch configured to read a parameter set from the data stream, the parameter set relating to the second reference picture, and derive therefrom the set of all reference pictures of the reference view which are required, in terms of a bitstream constraint of HEVC, to be present in a decoded picture buffer of the video decoding core when decoding the second reference picture; check whether the third reference picture is included in the set of reference pictures; depending on the check, if the third reference picture is included in the set of reference pictures, enable the disparity-compensated residual prediction for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit with respect to third reference picture; and depending on the check, if the third reference picture is not included in the set of reference pictures, disable the disparity-compensated residual prediction for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit with respect to third reference picture, read a parameter set from the data stream, the parameter set relating to the second reference picture, and derive therefrom the set of all reference pictures of the reference view which are required, in terms of a bitstream constraint of HEVC, to be present in a decoded picture buffer of the video decoding core when decoding the second reference picture; check whether the third reference picture is included in the set of reference pictures; depending on the check, if the third reference picture is included in the set of reference pictures, enable the disparity-compensated residual prediction for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit with respect to third reference picture; and depending on the check, if the third reference picture is not included in the set of reference pictures, disable the disparity-compensated residual prediction for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit with respect to third reference picture, wherein the video decoding core is configured to, depending on the residual prediction switch, apply or not apply disparity-compensated residual prediction based on the third reference picture for the predetermined motion- or disparity-compensatedly predicted coding unit.