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romeconvention罗马公约
CONVENTIONONTHELAWAPPLICABLETOCONTRACTUALOBLIGATIONSopenedforsignatureinRomeon19June1980(80/934/EEC)
OfficialJournalL266,09/10/1980p.0001-0019
Spanishspecialedition...:
Chapter1Volume3p.36
PortuguesespecialeditionChapter1Volume3p.36
PREAMBLE
THEHIGHCONTRACTINGPARTIEStotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,ANXIOUStocontinueinthefieldofprivateinternationallawtheworkofunificationoflawwhichhasalreadybeendonewithintheCommunity,inparticularinthefieldofjurisdictionandenforcementofjudgments,WISHINGtoestablishuniformrulesconcerningthelawapplicabletocontractualobligations,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
TITLEISCOPEOFTHECONVENTION
Article1
ScopeoftheConvention
1.TherulesofthisConventionshallapplytocontractualobligationsinanysituationinvolvingachoicebetweenthelawsofdifferentcountries.
2.Theyshallnotapplyto:
(a)questionsinvolvingthestatusorlegalcapacityofnaturalpersons,withoutprejudicetoArticle11;
(b)contractualobligationsrelatingto:
-willsandsuccession,
-rightsinpropertyarisingoutofamatrimonialrelationship,
-rightsanddutiesarisingoutofafamilyrelationship,parentage,marriageoraffinity,includingmaintenanceobligationsinrespectofchildrenwhoarenotlegitimate;
(c)obligationsarisingunderbillsofexchange,chequesandpromissorynotesandothernegotiableinstrumentstotheextentthattheobligationsundersuchothernegotiableinstrumentsariseoutoftheirnegotiablecharacter;
(d)arbitrationagreementsandagreementsonthechoiceofcourt;
(e)questionsgovernedbythelawofcompaniesandotherbodiescorporateorunincorporatesuchasthecreation,byregistrationorotherwise,legalcapacity,internalorganizationorwindingupofcompaniesandotherbodiescorporateorunincorporateandthepersonalliabilityofofficersandmembersassuchfortheobligationsofthecompanyorbody;
(f)thequestionwhetheranagentisabletobindaprincipal,oranorgantobindacompanyorbodycorporateorunincorporate,toathirdparty;
(g)theconstitutionoftrustsandtherelationshipbetweensettlors,trusteesandbeneficiaries;
(h)evidenceandprocedure,withoutprejudicetoArticle14.
3.TherulesofthisConventiondonotapplytocontractsofinsurancewhichcoverriskssituatedintheterritoriesoftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.Inordertodeterminewhetherariskissituatedintheseterritoriesthecourtshallapplyitsinternallaw.
4.Theprecedingparagraphdoesnotapplytocontractsofre-insurance.
Article2
Applicationoflawofnon-contractingStates
AnylawspecifiedbythisConventionshallbeappliedwhetherornotitisthelawofaContractingState.
TITLEIIUNIFORMRULES
Article3
Freedomofchoice
1.Acontractshallbegovernedbythelawchosenbytheparties.Thechoicemustbeexpressedordemonstratedwithreasonablecertaintybythetermsofthecontractorthecircumstancesofthecase.Bytheirchoicethepartiescanselectthelawapplicabletothewholeorapartonlyofthecontract.
2.Thepartiesmayatanytimeagreetosubjectthecontracttoalawotherthanthatwhichpreviouslygovernedit,whetherasaresultofanearlierchoiceunderthisArticleorofotherprovisionsofthisConvention.AnyvariationbythepartiesofthelawtobeappliedmadeaftertheconclusionofthecontractshallnotprejudiceitsformalvalidityunderArticle9oradverselyaffecttherightsofthirdparties.
3.Thefactthatthepartieshavechosenaforeignlaw,whetherornotaccompaniedbythechoiceofaforeigntribunal,shallnot,wherealltheotherelementsrelevanttothesituationatthetimeofthechoiceareconnectedwithonecountryonly,prejudicetheapplicationofrulesofthelawofthatcountrywhichcannotbederogatedfrombycontract,hereinaftercalled"mandatoryrules".
4.TheexistenceandvalidityoftheconsentofthepartiesastothechoiceoftheapplicablelawshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticles8,9and11.
Article4
Applicablelawintheabsenceofchoice
1.TotheextentthatthelawapplicabletothecontracthasnotbeenchoseninaccordancewithArticle3,thecontractshallbegovernedbythelawofthecountrywithwhichitismostcloselyconnected.Nevertheless,aseverablepartofthecontractwhichhasacloserconnectionwithanothercountrymaybywayofexceptionbegovernedbythelawofthatothercountry.
2.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph5ofthisArticle,itshallbepresumedthatthecontractismostcloselyconnectedwiththecountrywherethepartywhoistoeffecttheperformancewhichischaracteristicofthecontracthas,atthetimeofconclusionofthecontract,hishabitualresidence,or,inthecaseofabodycorporateorunincorporate,itscentraladministration.However,ifthecontractisenteredintointhecourseofthatparty'stradeorprofession,thatcountryshallbethecountryinwhichtheprincipalplaceofbusinessissituatedor,whereunderthetermsofthecontracttheperformanceistobeeffectedthroughaplaceofbusinessotherthantheprincipalplaceofbusiness,thecountryinwhichthatotherplaceofbusinessissituated.
3.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofparagraph2ofthisArticle,totheextentthatthesubjectmatterofthecontractisarightinimmovablepropertyorarighttouseimmovablepropertyitshallbepresumedthatthecontractismostcloselyconnectedwiththecountrywheretheimmovablepropertyissituated.
4.Acontractforthecarriageofgoodsshallnotbesubjecttothepresumptioninparagraph2.Insuchacontractifthecountryinwhich,atthetimethecontractisconcluded,thecarrierhashisprincipalplaceofbusinessisalsothecountryinwhichtheplaceofloadingortheplaceofdischargeortheprincipalplaceofbusinessoftheconsignorissituated,itshallbepresumedthatthecontractismostcloselyconnectedwiththatcountry.Inapplyingthisparagraphsinglevoyagecharter-partiesandothercontractsthemainpurposeofwhichisthecarriageofgoodsshallbetreatedascontractsforthecarriageofgoods.
5.Paragraph2shallnotapplyifthecharacteristicperformancecannotbedetermined,andthepresumptionsinparagraphs2,3and4shallbedisregardedifitappearsfromthecircumstancesasawholethatthecontractismorecloselyconnectedwithanothercountry.
Article5
Certainconsumercontracts
1.ThisArticleappliestoacontracttheobjectofwhichisthesupplyofgoodsorservicestoaperson("theconsumer")forapurposewhichcanberegardedasbeingoutsidehistradeorprofession,oracontractfortheprovisionofcreditforthatobject.
2.NotwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle3,achoiceoflawmadebythepartiesshallnothavetheresultofdeprivingtheconsumeroftheprotectionaffordedtohimbythemandatoryrulesofthelawofthecountryinwhichhehashishabitualresidence:
-ifinthatcountrytheconclusionofthecontractwasprecededbyaspecificinvitationaddressedtohimorbyadvertising,andhehadtakeninthatcountryallthestepsnecessaryonhispartfortheconclusionofthecontract,or
-iftheotherpartyorhisagentreceivedtheconsumer'sorderinthatcountry,or
-ifthecontractisforthesaleofgoodsandtheconsumertravelledfromthatcountrytoanothercountryandtheregavehisorder,providedthattheconsumer'sjourneywasarrangedbythesellerforthepurposeofinducingtheconsumertobuy.
3.NotwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle4,acontracttowhichthisArticleappliesshall,intheabsenceofchoiceinaccordancewithArticle3,begovernedbythelawofthecountryinwhichtheconsumerhashishabitualresidenceifitisenteredintointhecircumstancesdescribedinparagraph2ofthisArticle.
4.ThisArticleshallnotapplyto:
(a)acontractofcarriage;
(b)acontractforthesupplyofserviceswheretheservicesaretobesuppliedtotheconsumerexclusivelyinacountryotherthanthatinwhichhehashishabitualresidence.
5.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofparagraph4,thisArticleshallapplytoacontractwhich,foraninclusiveprice,providesforacombinationoftravelandaccommodation.
Article6
Individualemploymentcontracts
1.NotwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle3,inacontractofemploymentachoiceoflawmadebythepartiesshallnothavetheresultofdeprivingtheemployeeoftheprotectionaffordedtohimbythemandatoryrulesofthelawwhichwouldbeapplicableunderparagraph2intheabsenceofchoice.
2.NotwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle4,acontractofemploymentshall,intheabsenceofchoiceinaccordancewithArticle3,begoverned:
(a)bythelawofthecountryinwhichtheemployeehabituallycarriesouthisworkinperformanceofthecontract,evenifheistemporarilyemployedinanothercountry;or
(b)iftheemployeedoesnothabituallycarryouthisworkinanyonecountry,bythelawofthecountryinwhichtheplaceofbusinessthroughwhichhewasengagedissituated;unlessitappearsfromthecircumstancesasawholethatthecontractismorecloselyconnectedwithanothercountry,inwhichcasethecontractshallbegovernedbythelawofthatcountry.
Article7
Mandatoryrules
1.WhenapplyingunderthisConventionthelawofacountry,effectmaybegiventothemandatoryrulesofthelawofanothercountrywithwhichthesituationhasacloseconnection,ifandinsofaras,underthelawofthelattercountry,thoserulesmustbeappliedwhateverthelawapplicabletothecontract.Inconsideringwhethertogiveeffecttothesemand
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