# 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) (revoked)

EU Decision 2009/397 · adopted 26 February 2009

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)

## Introductory text

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) (revoked)
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## Signature

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## Annex I CONVENTION ON CHOICE OF COURT AGREEMENTS

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### Chapter I: SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

## 1 Scope

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## 2 Exclusions from scope

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## 3 Exclusive choice of court agreements

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## 4 Other definitions

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### Chapter II: JURISDICTION

## 5 Jurisdiction of the chosen court

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## 6 Obligations of a court not chosen

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## 7 Interim measures of protection

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### Chapter III: RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT

## 8 Recognition and enforcement

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## 9 Refusal of recognition or enforcement

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## 10 Preliminary questions

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## 11 Damages

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## 12 Judicial settlements (transactions judiciaires)

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## 13 Documents to be produced

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## 14 Procedure

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## 15 Severability

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### Chapter IV: GENERAL CLAUSES

## 16 Transitional provisions

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## 17 Contracts of insurance and reinsurance

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## 18 No legalisation

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## 19 Declarations limiting jurisdiction

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## 20 Declarations limiting recognition and enforcement

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## 21 Declarations with respect to specific matters

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## 22 Reciprocal declarations on non-exclusive choice of court agreements

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## 23 Uniform interpretation

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## 24 Review of operation of the Convention

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## 25 Non-unified legal systems

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## 26 Relationship with other international instruments

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### Chapter V: FINAL CLAUSES

## 27 Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

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## 28 Declarations with respect to non-unified legal systems

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## 29 Regional Economic Integration Organisations

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## 30 Accession by a Regional Economic Integration Organisation without its Member States

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## 31 Entry into force

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## 32 Declarations

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## 33 Denunciation

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## 34 Notifications by the depositary

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

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