4 Amendments of Paul RÜBIG related to 2011/2089(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s work towards a coherent European approach to collective redress (CR); calls on the Commission to further clarify the need for EU measures vis-à-vis the principle of subsidiarity and as regards the impact in particular for SMEs and, if any measures are proven necessary, to pay particular attention to consumer and SME protection;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that redress disputes are often related to different industrial sectors and areas of legislation; warns, therefore, against a sector-specific approach which would complicate access for consumers or SMEs to jurisdiction and lead to a fragmentation of national procedural laws; prefers a horizontal instrument to sector-specific action;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Takes the view that the scope of any EU action on collective redress should firstly apply to a limited law area, such as in the field of competition and clearly identified consumer protection laws;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Believes that any EU instrument on collective redress can only apply to infringements of EU law and should require the participation of plaintiffs from different Member States;