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"en.20070118.20.4-115"2
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"It is to the credit of this regulation, known as Rome II, that it is designed to facilitate the handling of cross-border legal disputes by applying to a wide range of situations the general rule according to which the law applicable to non-contractual obligations is the law of the country in which the damage occurred.
We are, in fact, in favour of harmonising the rules where laws are in conflict with one another, a move that alone is capable of enhancing legal certainty. However, the rules would still have to be precise and clear, something that is far from always being the case.
Concerned not only with the specific issue of road accidents but also with those of defamation or violations of privacy by audiovisual or print media, the rules proposed are designed to protect the victim by, in particular, enabling him or her to obtain compensation more easily.
If freedom of the press and freedom of expression are to be guaranteed, the rules must not improperly restrict the rights of the persons involved.
This report provides for guarantees through the adoption of standard rules where laws are in conflict with one another. We shall vote in favour of it."@en1
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