Link every reference to the actual document available
Our editorial recommendation: list the designated deeds with date and identification. Indicate which complete version you have received and which is only mentioned. An exposé excerpt or a loose page with a similar heading is not, without verification, the same referenced deed.
Ask the notary's office what the reference means for your purchase and which documents you need for preparation. A contract copy can be delivered in full while the further content decisive for your understanding is still missing.
Take the declaration of knowledge of contents seriously
§13c BeurkG contains rules on referring to other notarial records. Under the conditions mentioned there, a repeated reading aloud and attachment of those records can be omitted; the provision also deals with timely inspection, transmission on request and instruction on the significance of the reference. [BEZUG]
This is not a recommendation to sign every waiver declaration as a precaution. Have the specific application explained by the notary's office and say openly if a content is unknown or not understandable to you. The article does not decide the validity of a particular reference.
Fictional case: A familiar topic is not yet a known document content
A buyer has already read generally about condominium ownership. At the appointment a particular record is to be referred to. He believes his general knowledge suffices as knowledge of that specific content. However, he has not yet seen the special regulations of the house in question.
Before notarisation he requests the correct document and an explanation of the points that remain unclear to him. The example does not prove a prescribed additional waiting period. It shows the difference between a familiar term and the content of a specific deed that must actually be understood.
Direct questions to the object of acquisition
Which allocations, rules of use, encumbrances or other provisions are important for your intention to purchase? Specify the concrete reference, for example the intended parking space use or an alleged special possibility of use. The legal interpretation is carried out by the competent advice.
If, after your preparation, a different version or an addition appears, have it explained what has changed. Bring the actually intended documents together. Knowledge of an earlier version must not silently be treated as knowledge of every later change.
Your result is a manageable chain: purchase draft, identified referenced deed and clarified questions of understanding. That way you can assess what you are declaring at the appointment. A short main deed is only helpful if the linked contents are comprehensibly included.