Judgment_paragraph 41 · Proceedings brought by T.N. and N.N (C-617/20)

41As regards, in the second place, the objectives pursued by Regulation No 650/2012, such a reading of Articles 13 and 28 of that regulation is supported by recital 32 thereof, according to which the purpose of those provisions is to ‘simplify the lives of heirs and legatees habitually resident in a Member State other than that in which the succession is being or will be dealt with’. To that end, according to that recital, that regulation should enable any person entitled under the law applicable to the succession to make certain declarations relating to the succession, including the waiver thereof, in the form provided for by the law of the Member State of his or her habitual residence before the courts of that Member State. The Court has already clarified, in that regard, that Article 13 of Regulation No 650/2012, read in the light of recital 32 thereof, aims to simplify procedures for heirs and legatees by providing a derogation from the rules of jurisdiction set out in Articles 4 to 11 thereof (judgment of 21 June 2018, Oberle, C‑20/17, EU:C:2018:485, paragraph 42).