Article 15

The law applicable to non-contractual obligations under this Regulation shall govern in particular: the basis and extent of liability, including the determination of persons who may be held liable for acts performed by them; the grounds for exemption from liability, any limitation of liability and any division of liability; the existence, the nature and the assessment of damage or the remedy claimed; within the limits of powers conferred on the court by its procedural law, the measures which a court may take to prevent or terminate injury or damage or to ensure the provision of compensation; the question whether a right to claim damages or a remedy may be transferred, including by inheritance; persons entitled to compensation for damage sustained personally; liability for the acts of another person; the manner in which an obligation may be extinguished and rules of prescription and limitation, including rules relating to the commencement, interruption and suspension of a period of prescription or limitation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.