Council of the European Union and European Parliament 17 June 2008, Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I)

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Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I) establishes uniform conflict-of-law rules to determine the law applicable to contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters within the European Union. The Regulation enshrines the principle of freedom of choice while providing default rules based on characteristic performance, habitual residence, or the closest connection for various contract types, including specific protections for consumers, employees, and passengers. It applies to contracts concluded after 17 December 2009 and replaces the 1980 Rome Convention in the participating Member States.AI