# Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession, Article 11: Forum necessitatis

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where no court of a Member State has jurisdiction pursuant to other provisions of this Regulation, the courts of a Member State may, on an exceptional basis, rule on the succession if proceedings cannot reasonably be brought or conducted or would be impossible in a third State with which the case is closely connected.
The case must have a sufficient connection with the Member State of the court seised.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/650/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-650/article-11
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