This Handbook is elaborated within the project “Improving the knowledge on new EU regulations of the members of the national Judicial networks in civil and commercial matters in the MS of the EU”, Civil Justice Programme 2010. The Handbook is divided into two parts: Part I The Law Applicable to Contractual and Non-Contractual Obligations and Obtaining the Information on Foreign Law 1. Introduction 2. Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Regulation Rome I) 3. Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to noncontractual obligations (Regulation Rome II) 4. Obtaining the content of foreign law Part II Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters 5. 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 (Regulation Brussel I) and aspects related to the Brussel Convention on 27 September 1968 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and the Court of Justice of the EU 6. The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters 7. The Regulation (EC) No. 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims, including cases 8. The Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure and the jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice, including cases 9. Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents) and its links with the EC Regulations no. 44/2001, 805/2004 and 1896/2006 10. Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European small claims procedure, including cases 11. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Creating a European Account Preservation Order to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters