ABSTRACT
The Europeanization of private law is progressing at an ever-increasing pace. The creation of a European Civil Code, which only a few years ago was nothing more than a Utopian ideal and whose discussions were confined to a small group of legal scientists, is increasingly becoming a reality. The discussion has received unexpected impetus particularly from the European Commission’s Action Plan on a more coherent European Contract Law of February 2003, which inter alia puts forward the possibility of the creation of a European Civil Code.1
