Being of the opinion that uniform rules should respect the freedom of parties to choose appropriate media and technologies, taking account of the principles of technological neutrality and functional equivalence, to the extent that the means chosen by the parties comply with the purpose of the relevant rules of law,
认为统一规则应当尊重当事人在其所选择的手段符合相关法律规则的目的的限度内选择适当媒介和技术的自由，同时顾及不偏重任何技术和功能等同的原则，