Council of the European Union and European Parliament 11 July 2007, 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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Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II) establishes uniform conflict-of-law rules to determine the law applicable to non-contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters within the European Union. The Regulation provides a general rule based on the law of the country where the damage occurs (lex loci damni), alongside specific rules for product liability, unfair competition, environmental damage, and intellectual property infringements. It further addresses party autonomy, overriding mandatory provisions, and the exclusion of renvoi to ensure legal certainty and the predictability of litigation outcomes.AI