Activities of Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES related to 2011/2117(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on alternative dispute resolution in civil, commercial and family matters
Amendments (4)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposalsingle European charter on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for consumer matters in the EU by the end of 2011 and emphasises the importance of its swift adoption;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Proposes that a single European charter be drawn upthe charter should containing the guidelines to be followed in relation to ADR systems established in Europe, these being the following:
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 5
Paragraph 6 – indent 5
– free services: the issue of the cost of ADR should be resolved in order to ensure that such an option is attractive to the parties concerned; with this in view, calls on the Commission to propose a system that is entirely free to the consumer must be considered;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
– freedom of choice and out-of-court nature: ADR must be optional and based on respect for the parties’ freedom of choice throughout the process, allowing thembinding, allowing the parties the possibility of choosing, at any time, to settle their dispute before the courts; it must not under any circumstances constitute an initial compulsory step prior to the initiation of legal proceedings, and the decision stemming from it can be binding only if the parties have been informed to that effect beforehand and expressly agree to it;