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Council Decision of 26 February 2009 on the signing on behalf of the European Community of the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (2009/397/EC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The signing of the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements...

  3. Article 2.The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate...

  4. Article 3.This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of...

  5. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      CONVENTION ON CHOICE OF COURT AGREEMENTS

      2. CHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

        1. Article 1.Scope

        2. Article 2.Exclusions from scope

        3. Article 3.Exclusive choice of court agreements

        4. Article 4.Other definitions

      3. CHAPTER II JURISDICTION

        1. Article 5.Jurisdiction of the chosen court

        2. Article 6.Obligations of a court not chosen

        3. Article 7.Interim measures of protection

      4. CHAPTER III RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT

        1. Article 8.Recognition and enforcement

        2. Article 9.Refusal of recognition or enforcement

        3. Article 10.Preliminary questions

        4. Article 11.Damages

        5. Article 12.Judicial settlements (transactions judiciaires)

        6. Article 13.Documents to be produced

        7. Article 14.Procedure

        8. Article 15.Severability

      5. CHAPTER IV GENERAL CLAUSES

        1. Article 16.Transitional provisions

        2. Article 17.Contracts of insurance and reinsurance

        3. Article 18.No legalisation

        4. Article 19.Declarations limiting jurisdiction

        5. Article 20.Declarations limiting recognition and enforcement

        6. Article 21.Declarations with respect to specific matters

        7. Article 22.Reciprocal declarations on non-exclusive choice of court agreements

        8. Article 23.Uniform interpretation

        9. Article 24.Review of operation of the Convention

        10. Article 25.Non-unified legal systems

        11. Article 26.Relationship with other international instruments

      6. CHAPTER V FINAL CLAUSES

        1. Article 27.Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

        2. Article 28.Declarations with respect to non-unified legal systems

        3. Article 29.Regional Economic Integration Organisations

        4. Article 30.Accession by a Regional Economic Integration Organisation without its Member States

        5. Article 31.Entry into force

        6. Article 32.Declarations

        7. Article 33.Denunciation

        8. Article 34.Notifications by the depositary

    2. ANNEX II

      Declaration by the European Community in accordance with Article 30 of the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

      1. The European Community declares, in accordance with Article 30 of...

      2. For the purpose of this declaration, the term ‘European Community’...

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