# Member State/third country bilateral agreements: applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations for sectoral matters

European Parliament procedure 2008/0259(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 36 committee amendments tabled by 5 Members between 2009-03-12 and 2009-04-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This proposal concerns Member State and third-country bilateral agreements on applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations for sectoral matters. Amendments define the scope to cover bilateral and closed regional agreements falling within Regulations (EC) No 593/2008 and 864/2007, and set out how the Commission assesses and authorises Member States to negotiate, including a Community-interest test, a denunciation clause, and the exclusion of Denmark.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28229.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Michael CASHMAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4532.md |

## Official source documents

- PE421.304: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.304+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.441: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.441+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0259-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0259-COD.json

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