claimmeans any claim, whether asserted by legal proceedings or not, made before or after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, under or in connection with a contract or transaction, and in particular includes:
contractincludes a bond, financial guarantee and indemnity or credit whether legally independent or not and any related provision arising under or in connection with the transaction;
contract or transactionmeans any transaction of whatever form and whatever the. applicable law, whether comprising one or more contracts or similar obligations made between the same or different parties;