Artikel 7, 9-12, 47, 48 EGBGB - (Internationales Recht der natürlichen Personen und der Rechtsgeschäfte)

Articles 7 and 12 of the EGBGB (Introductory Statute to the Civil Code) deal with the links between legal capacity and the protection of domestic legal transactions against unknown restrictions of legal capacity arising from foreign law. Finally, in accordance with Article 13 of the Rome I Regulation, Article 12 of the EGBGB provides protection for transactions, and has primary practical significance with a view to rights of disposal over movable goods and domestic real estate. Some of the changes included as part of the new commentary on Article 9 of the EGBGB include those pertaining to the recognition of foreign death certificates and related administrative and judicial determinations. Also new in this edition is discussion concerning the  practical implementation of the adjustment rule enacted into law in 2007 under Article 47 of the EGBGB. In the domain of international contract law, Article 11 of the EGBGB was replaced effective 17 December 2019 by Article 11 Rome I Regulation.