Judgment_paragraph 42 · Proceedings brought by Vincent Pierre Oberle (C-20/17)

42Thus, Article 13, read in the light of recital 32 of Regulation No 650/2012, aims to simplify procedures for heirs and legatees by providing a derogation from the rules of jurisdiction laid down in Articles 4 to 11 of that regulation. Consequently, the courts having jurisdiction to rule on the succession as a whole under Article 4 of that regulation are, in principle, to have jurisdiction to receive declarations relating to the succession. It follows that the rule of jurisdiction set out in Article 4 also covers procedures not leading to the adoption of a judicial decision.