adopted at the Hague on 2 October 1973

“ Article 8 The law applicable under this Convention shall determine, in particular -
the basis and extent of liability; the grounds for exemption from liability, any limitation of liability and any division of liability; the kinds of damage for which compensation may be due; the form of compensation and its extent; the question whether a right to damages may be assigned or inherited; the persons who may claim damages in their own right; the liability of a principal for the acts of his agent or of an employer for the acts of his employee ”

“ Article 14 If a Contracting State has two or more territorial units which have their own rules of law in respect of products liability, it may, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare that this Convention shall extend to all its territorial units or only to one or more of them, and may modify its declaration by submitting another declaration at any time. ”

“ Article 9 The application of Articles 4, 5 and 6 shall not preclude consideration being given to the rules of conduct and safety prevailing in the State where the product was introduced into the market.
Article 10 The application of a law declared applicable under this Convention may be refused only where such application would be manifestly incompatible with public policy ("ordre public") .
Article 11 The application of the preceding Articles shall be independent of any requirement of reciprocity. The Convention shall be applied even if the applicable law is not that of a Contracting State. ”