欧盟合同之债法律适用制度的新发展

欧盟《合同之债法律适用罗马公约》（以下称《罗马公约》）于2008年转换为共同体的立法——《合同之债法律适用条例》（以下称《罗马条例I》）。《罗马条例I》并不是简单照搬《罗马公约》的规定,而是对《罗马公约》的一些条款作了重新解释或重大修订,这些修订包括：当事人意思自治的调整;当事人未选择法律时合同冲突规则的修订;增加运输合同和保险合同冲突条款;重新界定强制规则以及加强弱势方当事人利益的保护等。《罗马条例I》可以为我国涉外合同之债法律适用立法提供借鉴。

An Update on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligation in EU

The Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations （Rome Convention） has been converted into a Community instrument in 2008：Regulation（EC） No 593/2008 of the Council on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations （Rome I）.Rome I is by no means a verbatim copy of Rome Convention,indeed,the wording of several articles has been rephrased or clarified,and a number of important changes have been implemented.These changes include,inter alia：an adjustment to the principle of party autonomy;a revision of the choice of law rules regarding the applicable law in the absence of choice;new provisions on transports of carriage and insurance;a rephrasing of the so-called ＂mandatory rules＂ of law and Strengthening the rights protection of weaker party.Rome I sets an excellent example for our future contractual conflicts legislation.