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This article considers declarations and agreements on choice of law under the EU Succession Regulation and the EU Matrimonial Property Regulation. It also considers last wills and matrimonial property agreements created in accordance with these two EU Regulations. The article includes some practical examples of such declarations, agreements and last wills and also a practical recommendation for when such documents are being created.
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Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 on the Conflicts of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions.
Ärvdabalk given Stockholms slott den 12 december 1958; SFS 1958:637 (The Swedish Succession Law).
Chapter 7 § 3 of the Swedish Matrimony Law (Äktenskapsbalken; SFS 1987:230).
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This article is based on a speech held by Mr Bergquist at ERA’s Annual Conference on European Family Law in Trier on October 26th 2018.
Ulf Bergquist was a member of the EU Commission’s Expert groups, which created the drafts for the EU Succession Regulation and the EU Matrimonial Property Regulation. He is a co-author of commentaries on both EU Regulations.
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Bergquist, U. Declarations, last wills and agreements in accordance with the EU Succession and Matrimonial Property Regulations. ERA Forum 20, 179–185 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12027-019-00559-9
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