Brussels, 28/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission wants to brainstorm information about problems with cross-border inheritance in the EU, a phenomenon that has snowballed since 2003 and can impact on the bequeathing of wealth and family companies. In a public consultation exercise that started on Thursday and will run until 22 September 2010, the Commission will quiz interested parties on: discrimination in different countries' inheritance tax rules for cross-border cases; and double taxation (or triple, or quadruple...) of the same legacy in several member states. On the first issue, the Commission suggests a pooling of European Court of Justice case law. On double taxation, member states could set up a comprehensive network of relevant bilateral deals; include succession rights in bilateral deals on income tax; and introduce measures to eliminate double taxation for inheritance tax in cases where no tax reductions are granted. Next month, the Commission will publish the results of research it has commissioned into the compatibility of member states' legislation with EU law, and problems with the inheritance of a small business when the owner dies. See: http: //ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/consultations/tax/2010_06_inheritance_en.htm (M.B./transl.fl)