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The Belgian register of European Certificates of Succession interconnects with the European Platform ENRW.

From 27 May 2024, the Belgian register of European Certificates of Succession (ECS) will be able to query and be queried by the French, Luxembourg, and Dutch registers, which are already interconnected by the European Network of Registers of Wills (ENRW).

The interconnection of ECS registers facilitates the implementation of European Regulation 650/2012 on cross-border successions, which has been in force in 25 EU Member States since 17 August 2015. The Regulation introduced the ECS to make life easier for heirs and legatees in their cross-border transactions. The purpose of this European instrument is to establish the qualities of the persons called upon to participate in the liquidation of a succession (Article 63 of the Regulation).

Le règlement prévoit également l’obligation pour les Etats signataires de conserver les informations relatives aux CSE. Chaque Etat membre a défini une juridiction et une autorité compétente aux fins de la délivrance du CSE (article 78 point c) et des modalités d’enregistrement et de conservation des CSE. En novembre 2023, le CNUE recommandait à l’UE d’envisager l’opportunité d’exiger des États membres qu’ils créent un registre public pour enregistrer les CSE et de l’interconnecter par l’intermédiaire du RERT (Report on the application of the European RegulationRecommendation #15).