Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 is amended as follows:

(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:

'Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "claim" means 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 includes in particular a claim:

(i) for performance of any obligation arising under or in connection with a contract or transaction;

(ii) for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee or indemnity of whatever form;

(iii) for compensation in respect of a contract or transaction;

(iv) which is a counterclaim;

(v) for the recognition or enforcement, including by the procedure of exequatur, of a judgment, an arbitration award or an equivalent decision, wherever made or given;