(4) Det er en forudsætning for et velfungerende indre marked, at parterne ikke tilskyndes til at overføre aktiver eller tvister fra én medlemsstat til en anden for at forbedre deres retsstilling ("forum shopping").
(4) It is necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market to avoid incentives for the parties to transfer assets or judicial proceedings from one Member State to another, seeking to obtain a more favourable legal position (forum shopping).