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Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (Assimilated Law)RecitalsChapter I Scope (arts. 1-2)Article 1 Material scopeArticle 2 Universal applicationChapter II Uniform Rules (arts. 3-18)Article 3 Freedom of choiceArticle 4 Applicable law in the absence of choiceArticle 5 Contracts of carriageArticle 6 Consumer contractsArticle 7 Insurance contractsArticle 8 Individual employment contractsArticle 9 Overriding mandatory provisionsArticle 10 Consent and material validityArticle 11 Formal validityArticle 12 Scope of the law applicableArticle 13 IncapacityArticle 14 Voluntary assignment and contractual subrogationArticle 15 Legal subrogationArticle 16 Multiple liabilityArticle 17 Set-offArticle 18 Burden of proofChapter III Other Provisions (arts. 19-28)Article 19 Habitual residenceArticle 20 Exclusion of renvoiArticle 21 Public policy of the forumArticle 22 States with more than one legal systemArticle 23 Relationship with other provisions of retained EU lawArticle 24 Relationship with the Rome ConventionArticle 25 Relationship with existing international conventionsArticle 26 List of ConventionsArticle 27 Review clauseArticle 28 Application in timeChapter IV Final Provisions (art. 29)Article 29 Entry into force and applicationDone at
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Assimilated law updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 31 December 2020 - onwards
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Article 2 Universal application

Any law specified by this Regulation shall be applied whether or not it is the law of the United Kingdom or a part of the United Kingdom.

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