# Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)

European Parliament procedure 2009/2170(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 20 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2012-01-12 and 2012-01-12.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on amending Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II) on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations. The amendments concern the law applicable to violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, including defamation, addressing 'libel tourism' and forum shopping, the criterion of the closest connection, the right of reply, alternative dispute resolution and litigation costs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Dimitar STOYANOV | Bulgaria | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34254.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |

## Official source documents

- PE478.663: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.663+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2170-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2170-INI.json

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