Press Release: Commission launches consultation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (‘Rome II’)

The European Commission launched on 3 May 2002 a consultation on a preliminary draft proposal for a Council regulation which aims at harmonising the rules with respect of the law applicable to non-contractual obligations ('Rome II'). This initiative is part of the work under progress within the European Union in order to develop a genuine area of freedom and justice. Its objective is to ensure that courts of all Member States apply the same law to cross border disputes on non-contractual obligations, thus facilitating the mutual recognition of judicial decisions throughout the European Union.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/justice_home/unit/civil/consultation/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/comm/justice_home/unit/civil/consultation/index_en.htm

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