The issue of the European Certificate of Succession is planned to commence upon Moldova’s accession to the European Union. The Ministry of Justice has submitted the relevant regulations for public consultation.
The Ministry of Justice’s drafting of this bill forms part of the process of bringing the national legal framework into line with EU legislation. The bill also provides for the addition of new provisions to the Law on Notarial Proceedings.
According to the regulations, the competent authorities involved in the procedure are the ‘Real Estate Cadastre’ state agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Agency for Public Services, and the notary who holds or has held the deceased person’s inheritance file in their archives.
Therefore, no institutional restructuring will be required, and these bodies will be able to exercise additional powers as part of their current activities, by analogy with similar procedures already in place.
At the same time, in the period leading up to Moldova’s accession to the EU, professional training will be provided for notaries and judges. All documents required by the regulations will be drawn up using specific forms.
Before granting a request for a European Certificate of Succession, the notary checks whether the succession falls within international jurisdiction. If the notary finds that this requirement has not been met, they refuse to issue the certificate on the basis of a reasoned opinion.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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