Article 62 — Creation of a European Certificate of Succession

1. This Regulation creates a European Certificate of Succession (hereinafter referred to as the Certificate) which shall be issued for use in another Member State and shall produce the effects listed in Article 69.
2. The use of the Certificate shall not be mandatory.
3. The Certificate shall not take the place of internal documents used for similar purposes in the Member States. However, once issued for use in another Member State, the Certificate shall also produce the effects listed in Article 69 in the Member State whose authorities issued it in accordance with this Chapter.