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Receive notificationsFirst Protocol on the Interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention of the Law applicable to Contractual Obligations, opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980
PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.
| Party | Signature | RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known | Entry into force | Renunciation | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 19-12-1988 | 05-05-2004 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Bulgaria | 08-11-2007 (A) | 15-01-2008 | |||
| Denmark | 19-12-1988 | 07-03-2001 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| France | 19-12-1988 | 01-12-1995 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Germany | 19-12-1988 | 26-03-1996 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Greece | 19-12-1988 | 08-05-1992 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Ireland | 19-12-1988 | ||||
| Italy | 19-12-1988 | 09-12-1992 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Luxembourg | 19-12-1988 | 13-08-1992 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 19-12-1988 | 21-06-1991 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Portugal | 19-12-1988 | 30-06-1994 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| Romania | 08-11-2007 (A) | 15-01-2008 | |||
| Spain | 19-12-1988 | 14-09-1994 (R) | 01-08-2004 | ||
| United Kingdom | 19-12-1988 | 29-01-1991 (R) | 01-08-2004 |
Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
Bulgaria
08-11-2007
Statement re Article 2:
The Republic of Bulgaria, desiring to ensure that its provisions are applied as effectively
and as uniformly as possible, declares itself ready to organise, in cooperation with
the Court of Justice of the European Communities, an exchange of information on judgments
which have become res judicata and have been handed down pursuant to the Convention
on the law applicable to contractual obligations by the courts referred to in Article
2 of the First Protocol. The exchange of information will comprise: - the forwarding
to the Court of Justice by the competent national authorities of judgments handed
down by the courts referred to in Article 2(a) and significant judgments handed down
by the courts referred to in Article 2(b); - the classification and the documentary
exploitation of those judgments by the Court of Justice including, as far as necessary,
the drawing up of abstracts and translations, and the publication of judgments of
particular importance; - the communication by the Court of Justice of the documentary
material to the competent national authorities of the States parties to the Protocol
and to the Commission and the Council of the European Communities." Statement re Article
2(a): "In accordance with Article 2(a) of the First Protocol the Republic of Bulgaria
designates the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Supreme Administrative Court of
the Republic of Bulgaria as the courts competent to request the Court of Justice of
the European Communities to give a preliminary ruling on questions raised in cases
before them concerning the interpretation of the provisions contained in the Rome
Convention, the First and Second Protocols and the Conventions on accession.
Denmark
07-03-2001
The Protocol is not applicable to the Faroe Islands and Greenland