The practical application of the EU Succession Regulation has built momentum also in Latvia, recently resulting in a very thought-provoking case before Latvian courts on allegedly wrongful assumption of jurisdiction, determination of applicable law and the issuing, and consequential suspension and withdrawal, of a European Certificate of Succession. In a case that is considered the first hands-on matter on the application and interpretation of the EU Succession Regulation before Latvian courts, the ability of the national issuing authority and subsequently also judicial authority correctly to apply and interpret the EU Succession Regulation was put to test. The case provides a cautionary example of the relative uncertainty pertaining to the use of “habitual residence” as a connecting factor for establishing jurisdiction and determining applicable law under the EU Succession Regulation. Considering that it was only a short step away from a reference to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling, the case bears relevance also to a broader public.

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欧盟继承法规的实际应用：拉脱维亚及其周边地区

《欧盟继承条例》的实际应用在拉脱维亚也产生了势头，最近在拉脱维亚法院引发了一个令人深思的案件，涉嫌滥用管辖权，确定适用法律和下达法律，并因此而中止和撤回诉讼。欧洲继承证书。在被认为是拉脱维亚法院对《欧盟继承规则》的适用和解释的第一手动手案件中，国家发布机构以及随后的司法当局正确地运用和解释《欧盟继承规则》的能力被置于测试。该案提供了一个警示性例子，说明了有关使用“惯常住所”作为建立管辖权和确定《欧盟继承条例》下适用法律的联系因素的相对不确定性。考虑到距初审欧洲法院的裁决仅一步之遥，该案也与广大公众相关。