Article 19 — Applicable law

1. European political parties and European political foundations shall be governed by this Regulation. 2. For matters not regulated by this Regulation, or, where matters are only partly regulated by it, for those aspects which are not covered by it, European political parties and European political foundations shall be governed by the applicable provisions of national law in the Member State in which they have their respective seats. Activities carried out by European political parties and European political foundations in other Member States shall be governed by the relevant national laws of those Member States. 3. For matters not regulated by this Regulation or by the applicable provisions pursuant to paragraph 2 or, where matters are only partly regulated by them, for those aspects which are not covered by them, European political parties and European political foundations shall be governed by the provisions of their respective statutes.