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European Union
Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I)
Chapter I
Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I)

In forceThis text since 24 Jul 2008law://eu/reg/2008/593/art_2@2026-11-10

Version in force onWhereEuropean Union

Article 2Universal application#

Any law specified by this Regulation shall be applied whether or not it is the law of a Member State.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Type: Regulation · (EC) No 593/2008
Adopted: 17 Jun 2008
Text current to: 24 Jul 2008
In force: 24 Jul 2008
Applies from: 17 Jun 2009
Applies from: 17 Dec 2009
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 32008R0593 · ELI

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commercial law European judicial area judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU jurisdiction law of obligations mutual recognition principle Approximation of laws General provisions Justice and home affairs

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Interpreted by the courts in 14: Brian Andrew Kerr v Pavlo Postnov and Natalia Postnova (C-25/18); Republik Griechenland v Grigorios Nikiforidis (C-135/15); UE v ShareWood Switzerland AG and VF (C-595/20); "ERGO Insurance" SE v "If P&C Insurance" AS and "Gjensidige Baltic" AAS v "PZU Lietuva" UAB DK (C-359/14, C-475/14); Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Amazon EU Sàrl (C-191/15); Jana Petruchová v FIBO Group Holdings Limited (C-208/18); ROI Land Investments Ltd. v FD (C-604/20); NM v Club La Costa (UK) plc and Others (C-821/21); JF and NS v Diamond Resorts Europe Limited (Branch in Spain) and Others (C-632/21); Verein für Konsumenteninformation v TVP Treuhand- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft für Publikumsfonds mbH & Co KG (C-272/18); AY v Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG (C-279/24); DG and EH v SC Gruber Logistics SRL and Sindicatul Lucrătorilor din Transporturi v SC Samidani Trans SRL (C-152/20); ZM v E. A. Frerichs (C-73/20); BGL BNP Paribas SA v TeamBank AG Nürnberg (C-548/18)
Cited by 14: JF and NS v Diamond Resorts Europe Limited (Branch in Spain) and Others (C-632/21)2 provisions; EVN Business Service GmbH and Others (C-480/22); Directive (EU) 2025/2647; AY v Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG (C-279/24)9 provisions; E.N.I. and Y.K.I. v HUK-COBURG-Allgemeine Versicherung AG (C-86/23); HJ v Crédit agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (C-350/24)2 provisions; FB v European Lotto and Betting Ltd and Deutsche Lotto-und Sportwetten ltd (C-440/23); SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH v AK en tant qu’administrateur dans la procédure de liquidation portant sur le patrimoine de MAPLAN Maschinenfabrik und Anlagen für Kunststofftechnik Schwerin GmbH (C-43/25); DT v Eulex Kosovo (T-218/24); NM and OU v TE (C-77/24); Locatrans Sarl v ES (C-485/24)2 provisions; E.M.A. and Others (C-395/23); Neos SpA v Ryanair DAC and European Commission (C-490/23 P); Liam Jenkinson v Council of the European Union and Others (C-46/22 P)

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shall mean Member States to which this Regulation applies.

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