International Reservation of Title Clauses: A Study of Dutch, French and German Private International Law in the Light of European Law

See, e.g., L.P.W. van Vliet, Transfer of Movables in German, French, English and Dutch Law (diss. Maastricht) (Nijmegen, Ars Aequi Libri 2000). 1968 Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, most recently amended by the 1996 Accession Convention. The Brussels Convention will be converted into the Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Official JournalECL 12,16 January 2001), which will come into force on 1 March 2002. This Council Regulation shall apply to all EC Member States except Denmark. Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 (Official Journal EC L 200, 8 August 2000). Art. 4 states: ‘1) Member States shall provide in conformity with the applicable national provisions designated by private international law that the seller retains title to goods until they are fully paid for if a retention of title clause has been expressly agreed between the buyer and the seller before the delivery of the goods. 2) Member States may adopt or retain provisions dealing with down payments already made by the debtor.’ See, e.g., MünchKomm-Kreuzer, Internationales Sachnerecht (München, C.H. Beck 1998), Nach Art. 38 Anh. I, nrs. 66-67; Staudinger/Stoll, Internationales Sachenrecht (Berlin, Sellier de Gruyter 1996) nrs. 282-285 and 292-294; R.H. Weber, ‘Parteiautonomie im internationalen Sachenrecht?’, 44 RabelsZ (1980) pp. 510-530; D. Einsele, ‘Rechtswahlfreiheit im Internationalen Privatrecht’, 60 RabelsZ (1996) pp. 417-447. Art. 104 IPRG allows limited party autonomy in obtaining and losing real rights on movables. See P. von, Wilmowsky Europaisches Kreditsicherungsrecht. Sachenrecht und Insohenzrecht unlerdem EG-Vertrag (Tubingen, Mohr 1996); E-M. Kieninger, Mobiliarsicherheiten im Europaischen Binnenmarkt. Zum Einflufi der Warenverkehrsfreiheit aufdas nationale und internationale Sachenrecht der Mitgliedstaalen (Baden-Baden, Nomos Verl.-Ges. 1996). J.W. RUTGERS, International Reservation of Title Clauses: A Study of Dutch, French and German Private International Law in the Light of European Law, T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague 1999, XI + 233 pp., € 61.50/US$ 81/UK£ 47.25. ISBN 90-6704-116-5.