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Chapter V · COMMON RULES › Article 15

Scope of the law applicable

The law applicable to non-contractual obligations under this Regulation shall govern in particular:

(a)

the basis and extent of liability, including the determination of persons who may be held liable for acts performed by them;

(b)

the grounds for exemption from liability, any limitation of liability and any division of liability;

(c)

the existence, the nature and the assessment of damage or the remedy claimed;

(d)

within the limits of powers conferred on the court by its procedural law, the measures which a court may take to prevent or terminate injury or damage or to ensure the provision of compensation;

(e)

the question whether a right to claim damages or a remedy may be transferred, including by inheritance;

(f)

persons entitled to compensation for damage sustained personally;

(g)

liability for the acts of another person;

(h)

the manner in which an obligation may be extinguished and rules of prescription and limitation, including rules relating to the commencement, interruption and suspension of a period of prescription or limitation.

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