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PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 603
provision for publication of security on moveable property by
registration.
43 Succession to moveable property is governed by the law
of the domicile of the deceased.
44 Succession to immoveable property is governed by the
law of the place where it is actually situated.
45 Burden of proof is governed by the law applicable to the
substance of the case.
Admissibility of modes of proof, and their probative
value, are governed by the law applicable to the substance of
the case, subject to any more favourable rules of the law of the
court seized of the case.
46 Prescription is governed by the law applicable to the
substance of the case.
47 Procedure is governed by the law of the court seized of
the case.
CHAPTER III
CONFLICTS OF JURISDICTIONS
48 In matters involving personal rights of a patrimonial
nature, the courts of Quebec have general jurisdiction when:
l.the defendant is domiciled in Quebec or, if the defendant
is a legal person, if it was incorporated in Quebec or
has its head office, a place of business, or a branch office
for disputes relating to its activities in Quebec;
2. the cause of action has arisen in Quebec;
3. the parties, by an express choice of forum agreement,
have submitted to Quebec courts any existing or future