5 Amendments of Louis GRECH related to 2011/2117(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the EU citizen’s knowledge and understanding of Alternative Dispute Resolution schemes throughout Europe is low and confused, with only a small percentage of citizens knowing how to file a claim before an ADR body; believes that Europe’s longstanding inconsistent and incoherent action plan in responsible for the incomplete ADR landscape we have at present;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the opinion that a new citizen- based ADR structure built on restorative justice principles which is geared towards the resolution of civil, commercial and family law matters should be put into place; considers that this can be achieved by equipping the ECC-Network and FIN- Network centres with the necessary resources and funds, ensuring that a targeted information strategy explaining the mechanics of the system is developed and possibly integrating the internal market information system (IMI) and the mutual evaluation process into the final ADR proposal;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that any ADR system relating to business-to-consumer transactions must eventually be transformed into one which covers disputes tied to business-to-business transactions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that any legislative proposal for an integrated EU ADR scheme must fully take into account not only substantive law but also procedural law, better signposting of ADR pathways as well as full scrutiny of their effectiveness; considers that, in order to be a success, a renewed ADR structure should be built on solid dispute avoidance mechanisms which provide the necessary information to citizens and consumers on their rights and obligations in civil, commercial and family law matters;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that the usage of Small Claims tribunals in various Member States remains significantly low and that more needs to be done in terms of legal certainty, language barriers and transparency of proceedings; calls on the Commission to devote particular attention to these legal bodies when formulating its legislative proposal on the use of ADR for consumer matters in the EU;