15As regards, first of all, the rights of the victim, or those entitled under him, against the person who caused the injury, Article 93(1)(a) of the Regulation is intended only to ensure that any right of action which an institution responsible for benefits may enjoy by virtue of the legislation which it administers is recognised by the other Member States. That provision does not purport to alter the applicable rules for determining whether and to what extent non-contractual liability on the part of the third party who caused the injury is to be incurred. The third party's liability continues to be governed by the substantive rules which are normally to be applied by the national court before which proceedings are brought by the victim or those entitled under him, that is to say, in principle, the legislation of the Member State in whose territory the injury was sustained (see, on this point, Case 44/65 Hessische Knappschaft v Maison Singer et Fils [1965] ECR 965, Case 78/72 L'Etoile-Syndicat général v De Waal [1973] ECR 499, paragraph 6, and DAK v Lærerstanders Brandforsikring, cited above, paragraph 21).
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