5 Amendments of Constance LE GRIP related to 2011/2013(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the open debate on the Green Paper and urges the relevant Commission departments to carry out a thorough analysis of the outcome of this consultation process; calls on the European Commission to provide an in-depth impact assessment of all proposed options, taking into consideration especially an evaluation of the actual needs of the economic actors, the cost incurred as well as the added value of each option;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the economic importance of SMEs and craft manufacturing businesses in the European economy; insists, therefore, on the need to ensure that the 'think small first' principle promoted by the 'Small Business Act' is well implemented and considered as a priority in the debate over EU initiatives related to contract law;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the development of an optional European Clegal instrument of contract Llaw could do muchat EU level ("28th regime") could be considered in order to improve the functioning of the internal market, and that the European Parliament and the Council should have final responsibility for determining its legal form and scope; underlines however that such an option must be first carefully assessed in order to ensure that it will bring added value to both businesses and consumers, and to define and clarify the potential interactions with the existing EU legislation;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that a European Cif such an optional legal instrument of contract Llaw is set up at EU level, it should constitutes an additional, alternative, separate system governing cross-border contracts, although the that consumers and businesses could choose instead of the applicable national legislation; Member States shcould be given the option of applying it to contracts concluded under their domestic law as well;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that the supreme test of the effectiveness of any final instrument is the guarantee of the protection of consumers and the well-functioning of the internal market itself; invites the Commission to consider how best to encourage businessmen and consumers to make use of the new law voluntarily; emphasises the need to include rules on the provision of appropriate information concerning its existence and the way it works to all potential interested parties and stakeholders (including national courts).