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Rome II Regulation In force since 11 January 2009

Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)
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Articles

Chapter I SCOPE

• Article 1 — Scope
• Article 2 — Non-contractual obligations
• Article 3 — Universal application

Chapter II TORTS/DELICTS

• Article 4 — General rule
• Article 5 — Product liability
• Article 6 — Unfair competition and acts restricting free competition
• Article 7 — Environmental damage
• Article 8 — Infringement of intellectual property rights
• Article 9 — Industrial action

Chapter III UNJUST ENRICHMENT, NEGOTIORUM GESTIO AND CULPA IN CONTRAHENDO

• Article 10 — Unjust enrichment
• Article 11 — Negotiorum gestio
• Article 12 — Culpa in contrahendo
• Article 13 — Applicability of Article 8

Chapter IV FREEDOM OF CHOICE

• Article 14 — Freedom of choice

Chapter V COMMON RULES

• Article 15 — Scope of the law applicable
• Article 16 — Overriding mandatory provisions
• Article 17 — Rules of safety and conduct
• Article 18 — Direct action against the insurer of the person liable
• Article 19 — Subrogation
• Article 20 — Multiple liability
• Article 21 — Formal validity
• Article 22 — Burden of proof

Chapter VI OTHER PROVISIONS

• Article 23 — Habitual residence
• Article 24 — Exclusion of renvoi
• Article 25 — States with more than one legal system
• Article 26 — Public policy of the forum
• Article 27 — Relationship with other provisions of Community law
• Article 28 — Relationship with existing international conventions

Chapter VII FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 29 — List of conventions
• Article 30 — Review clause
• Article 31 — Application in time
• Article 32 — Date of application