MP4/H.264 video format license for selling videos

Hello!
I have searched on the forums and I did not find anything new about this topic.
I create animated films and I want to export them as .mp4 with H.264 codec. Can I use these films with commercial purpose? (I want to sell the films to companies, as explainer videos, and also post them online to promote small/large companies). So what I would do is sell the film in .mp4 format.
I also saw that H.264 is open source now. Is it also available for commercial purpose?
If I need a license for Europe / Romania, where do I get it from?
I am eagerly waiting for your answers,
Thank you!
aNDRA
PS: I am a small firm (in my country it is called an authorized person aka freelancer)

No one knows anything? It would be really helpful to get at least a link to where I can ask more about this
I know about mpegla, but they seem to cover only USA? Are they for Europe as well?
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