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Project powered by the CNUE/ENN

A new website will be online be the end of 2012 : www.couples-europe.eu Legal information on 27 Member States in 23 languages. Project powered by the CNUE/ENN. JLS 2007-2013 co-financed by EU Commission Developed by the E uropean N otarial N etwork of the CNUE during 2008-2010

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Project powered by the CNUE/ENN

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  1. A new website will be online be the end of 2012 : www.couples-europe.euLegal information on 27 Member States in 23 languages

  2. Project powered by the CNUE/ENN • JLS 2007-2013 co-financed by EU Commission • Developed by the European Notarial Network of the CNUE during 2008-2010 • Regular updating by the ENN

  3. What is the ENN? • The ENN was created in 2007 to help notaries to handle cross-border cases • 22 Contact Points/Interlocutors • ENN Online Tool www.enn-rne.eu • Context of successions-europe.eu: Greater content offered by the ENN not only to notaries, but also to citizens

  4. Focus on communication • How to publicise the project? • Communication strategy • Websites (www.cnue.eu; www.enn-rne.eu) • Film (also via Youtube) • Leaflets • USB sticks • National websites • Media/Press

  5. Future Regulation on Successions • Article 46 • Information made available to the public • European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial matters (EJN) • Integration of the content of www.successions-europe.eu in the EJN …

  6. Key Facts • Initiated by the Austrian presidency of the Council of the Notariats of the European Union • Project started in May 2011 • Will be finalized by October 2012

  7. Key Facts • Database containing information on patrimonial regimes in 27 countries • National experts deliver reports on their countries‘ patrimonial regimes • Based on a questionnaire elaborated by the Karl-Franzens-University Graz and the steering committee of CNUE • Scientific supervision by Prof. Brigitta Lurger (Karl-Franzens-University Graz)

  8. Background • Number of couples with a multi-national dimension increases constantly • Certainty about their legal position is of utmost importance • Fundamental differences between property regimes preclude harmonization • Harmonization efforts in the field of jurisdiction, conflict of laws and the recognition and enforcement of decisions (proposals for council regulations by the European Commission)

  9. Objectives • Database and regulations complement one another • Facilitating access to law • Providing reliable information • Easily understood by citizens • Source of information for legal practitioners and citizens • Available in all the Member States‘ languages

  10. Objectives • Facilitating the work of legal practitioners • Enabling international couples to make a well-founded choice of law • Valuable contribution to the area of freedom, security and justice

  11. Thank you very much for your attention!

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