With the exception of Article 7, this Regulation shall not prejudice the application of provisions of Community law which, in relation to particular matters, lay down conflict-of-law rules relating to contractual obligations. Article 23 clarifies that Rome I is intended to provide for the general rules of private international contract law within the EU.
„Z izjemo člena 7 ta uredba ne posega v uporabo določb prava Skupnosti, ki v zvezi s posameznimi zadevami določajo kolizijska pravila za pogodbena obligacijska razmerja.“ Člen 23 pojasnjuje, da uredba Rim I določa splošna pravila mednarodnega zasebnega pogodbenega prava v EU.