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principles definitions and model rules of european private law draft common frame of reference dcfr outline edition
the draft of a common frame of reference dcfr is based in part on a revised version of the principles of european contract law pecl and contains principles definitions and model rules of european private law . a year ago an interim outline edition of the draft common frame of reference dcfr was published by sellier . european law publishers germany . it covered the books on contracts and other juridical acts obligations and corresponding rights certain specific contracts and non contractual obligations . one purpose of the text was to provide material for a possible political common frame of reference cfr which was called for by the european commissions action plan on a more coherent european contract law of january 2003 . now available for the first time is the final outline edition of the dcfr . this final outline edition covers major new topics and includes a revised and expanded list of definitions . this revision of the interim outline edition takes public discussion into account and also contains an additional section on the principles underlying the model rules . in late 2009 the six volume full edition of the dcfr including all comments and notes will be published .