Where the parties are required to choose the applicable law in one of the cases referred to in Article L. 181-1, this choice must be express or must be clear from the terms of the contract or the circumstances of the case.
Failing this, the contract is governed by the law of whichever of the States referred to in the previous article is most closely connected with it. It is presumed that the contract is most closely connected with the Member State of the European Economic Area where the risk is situated. If a part of the contract is separable from the rest of the contract and has a closer connection with another of the countries considered in accordance with the previous article, the law of this other country may be applied to this part of the contract.