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- 28 JULY 2026
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Closure letter concerning a multiple complaint on an alleged breach by France of the EU rules on succession matters (Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession) - CPLT(2022)03325
The Commission refers to its pre-closure letter of 4 June 2026 informing the complainants of the result of the examination of the above-mentioned multiple complaint and of its intention to close the file.
Given the absence of a response from the complainants and no new evidence or arguments raised by the complainants following the publication of the pre-closure letter on 4 June 2026 and taking into account the information provided below, the Commission confirms that the multiple complaint is closed on the date of the publication of the present communication.
The explanations provided by the French authorities in their letter of 13 October 2025 as regards the aim and the intended application of the third paragraph of Article 913 of the French Civil Code, published by the Commission on this website on 4 June 2026, were published by the French authorities in the public monthly letter of the Direction des affaires civiles et du sceau (Directorate of Civil Affairs and the Seal), which is transmitted to notaries and other regulated professions, in issue N° 44 of June 2026.
The explanations were also published by the French authorities in the website ‘Service Public’, the official website of the French administration, in the section entitled “Peut-on déshériter ses enfants?”.
The explanations have been published by the Commission in the European e-Justice Portal.