commiss opinion march draft convent law applic contractu oblig eec convent law applic contractu oblig prepar expert govern member state commiss european commun consult council commiss sign plenipotentiari member state meet council draft step unif codif gener rule conflict field civil law commun unif make easier determin law applic increas legal certainti ensur court commun appli substant law matter disput parti parti free choos court member state choic influenc law applic action oper prevent forum shop convent logic complement convent septemb jurisdict enforc judgment civil commerci matter judgment convent convent access octob kingdom denmark ireland unit kingdom great britain northern ireland convent septemb ii convent wide scope applic view fact court contract state appli decid substant law applic individu case choic law contract state contract state contract contract state uniform conflict rule creat convent cover principl type contract supplement special rule conflict type contract contain convent rule relat contract carriag adopt adopt commun legal instrument bilater multilater intern treati content convent take full account legal principl prevail member state regard develop place case law legal theori law reform contract state basic rule parti select substant law applic contract element relev situat connect countri case fact foreign law chosen result exclus mandatori rule law countri parti made choic law contract gener rule govern law countri close connect rebutt presumpt countri parti perform oblig characterist contract time conclus contract habitu resid case legal person central administr iii commiss welcom propos unif rule field privat intern law endors principl embodi convent regret fact convent privat intern law cover contractu oblig case fact frequent occur contractu contractu claim form subject matter action case turn question claim consid contractu contractu delictu quai delictu applic convent present form result situat action brought oj text amend convent access refer oj contract state decid accord rule contain convent brought contract state decid accord conflict rule lex fori unifi shortcom commiss oppos signatur convent stand iv import fact number respect convent fulli succe creat set rule common member state entri forc member state guarante ratif suffici enter forc articl conclud unlimit period durat restrict year denunci articl uniform interpret convent likewis guarante member state unabl agre incorpor convent protocol protocol june interpret judgment convent provis base articl eec treati inclus provis confer jurisdict court justic european commun give preliminari rule interpret convent defect mention effect prevent creation mainten unifi jurid area commun fundament defect result convent contribut contribut temporarili function common market consequ right oblig nation member state intra commun intern trade legal transact continu dissimilar forum shop convent longer semblanc quot commun convent quot close connect judgment convent fact requir territori scope convent convent likewis applic member state uniform interpret court justic guarante inconceiv imposs court interpret legal instrument forc member state commun suprem judici author interpret rule law account legal posit member state debat rule appli state absenc provis guarante uniform interpret confer judisdict purpos court justic total unaccept omiss set legal rule aim thing uniform applic develop uniform rule prepar precis numer framework provis imprecis legal concept emploi convent interpret uniform manner past experi convent shown intervent court justic text inevit interpret short space time wai court individu contract state commiss repeatedli state repres consid insert provis base articl eec treati order guarante uniform interpret applic moment convent enter forc commiss accept matter dealt mean protocol interpret line protocol date june nation court empow oblig refer question interpret court justic preliminari rule commiss satisfactori oblig refer court justic nation court judgment appeal li nation law satisfactori court allow discret determin refer question interpret court justic consist case law uniform applic law achiev contract state court bound refer court justic ensur law contain convent law common contract state fragment result diverg interpret nation court oj text amend convent access restrict jurisdict court justic give rule question interpret quot interest law quot effect judgment gave rise refer court commiss opinion complet inadequ reason commiss deliv opinion pursuant treati establish european econom commun indent articl thereof commiss favour signatur ratif convent law applic contractu oblig member state european commun condit govern member state express willing joint declar made time signatur convent negoti forthwith protocol confer court justic european commun power guarante uniform interpret applic convent member state absenc declar commiss feel free propos council adopt legal instrument base eec treati attain desir unif privat intern law elimin defect mention iv opinion address member state brussel march commiss étienn davignon member commiss