COUNTRY | Who issues the ECS? |
|---|---|
Belgium | notary |
Bulgaria | no declaration made by the State |
Czech Republic | notary, district court |
Germany | local court, notary in Baden-Württemberg |
Estonia | notary |
Greece | district civil court |
Spain | Notary, court of first instance which heard the case |
France | notary |
Croatia | municipal court, notary |
Italy | ordinary court where the land register is in force, notary otherwise |
Cyprus | district court |
Latvia | notary |
Lithuania | notary |
Luxembourg | notary |
Hungary | district court, notary |
Malta | civil court, notary |
Netherlands | notary |
Austria | notary, district court |
Poland | no declaration made by the State |
Portugal | Registrar, civil registry office, land registry office, trade registry office, notary |
Romania | notary |
Slovenia | district court which ruled on the succession |
Slovakia | court-appointed notary if succession proceedings not concluded, district court if concluded |
Finland | local registry office |
Sweden | Swedish Tax Agency |