European Commission proposal on succession and wills
Status: Closed - awaiting response
Open date: 21 October 2009
Close date: 02 December 2009
A consultation on the EC’s proposal on succession and wills to establish common rules concerning cross-border disputes about inheritance.
The purpose of this six-week consultation is to seek the views as to whether, in the light of the opt-in decision which faces the UK, it would be in the national interest for the UK to apply the draft regulation in the terms in which it has been published by the commission.
As a result of the deadline laid down in the protocol, the government is seeking views on this issue by 2 December 2009. Views are sought in particular on the potential advantages and disadvantages of the regulation.
Consultation paper
- European Commission proposal on succession and wills (PDF 0.34mb 63 pages)
- European Commission proposal on succession and wills - impact assessment (PDF 0.15mb 24 pages)
- European Commission proposal on succession and wills - list of questions for response (Word 0.08mb 2 pages)
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