57As regards the Rome II Regulation, the Court has held that, in accordance with Article 31 of that regulation, the only time to be taken into account for the purposes of defining the scope ratione temporis of that regulation is that at which the event causing the damage occurred (see, to that effect, judgment of 17 November 2011, Homawoo, C‑412/10, EU:C:2011:747, paragraph 36).