»13 Det skal indledningsvis fremhæves, at konventionens artikel 17, der findes i afsnit II, afdeling 6 med overskriften 'Aftaler om Kompetence', gør det muligt for parter ne inden for de af bestemmelsens stk. 2 opstillede grænser efter fælles aftale at vælge en ret eller retterne i en kontraherende stat.
'13 It should be pointed out in the first place that Article 17 of the Convention, which appears in Section 6 of Title II headed "Prorogation of jurisdiction", allows the parties, within the limits laid down by the second paragraph of that provision, to choose by mutual agreement a court or the courts of a Contracting State.