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The European Community's new Regulation on conflicts in torts (Rome II) unifies the member states' laws on this subject. The Rome II Regulation (OJ L 199/40 of 31 July 2007) which will apply from 11 January 2009 will be presented. The article gives an overview of the scope of application and function of the new Regulation and comment on the most important rules by means of several examples. The paper will concentrate on the following topics: (a) general rules, (b) product liability, (c) the violation of the environment, (d) unfair competition, and (e) infringement of intellectual property rights and other non-contractual obligations such as unjust enrichment and culpa in contrahendo

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