The regulation sets out the general rule that the law applicable to a non-contractual obligation arising out of a tort (roughly speaking, an action or inaction which causes damage or injury for which there can be recourse to civil law proceedings) is the law of the country in which the damage occurs, irrespective of the country in which the event giving rise to the damage took place.
Veselības rīcības programmai bija jāsāk darboties 2007. gada 1. janvārī, jo tās līdzekļi veido daļu no ES ilgtermiņa budžeta (2007.–2013. gadam).