42Such an interpretation is, in addition, supported by the objective of Regulation No 650/2012, which, according to recital 7 thereof, aims to facilitate the proper functioning of the internal market by removing the obstacles to the free movement of persons who wish to assert their rights arising from a cross-border succession. In particular, in the European area of justice, the rights of heirs and legatees, of other persons close to the deceased and of creditors of the estate must be effectively guaranteed (see, to that effect, judgments of 1 March 2018, Mahnkopf, C‑558/16, EU:C:2018:138, paragraph 35, and of 1 July 2021, Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypotheken-Bank, C‑301/20, EU:C:2021:528, paragraphs 27 and 34).
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