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8 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2011/2117(INI)

Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s intention to encourage the use of alternative means of dispute resolution that are accessible, swift, effective and cheap and apt to enable the establishment of quality and trust-based commercial relations;
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the Commission that appropriate access to reparation in the internal market requires both the possibility of easy recourse to ADR and the existence of an effective system for collective claims, the twoboth of them being complementary and not mutually exclusive; insists on the fact that collective redress must be considered as a last resort instrument and that the use of ADR mechanisms must be strongly encouraged to settle a dispute;
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Proposes that the Commission’s proposal on the use of ADR should include a single European charter be drawn up containing the guidelines to be followed in relation to ADR systems established in Europe, these being the following:
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7
– proportionality of the procedures, decisions and costs, to avoid their impact exceeding the objective and content of the dispute; the costs borne must be in proportion to the size of the company concerned, so that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can also make use of ADRdamage incurred;
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that the Commission create a multilingual European internet mediation portal, via which any consumer may ask questions and access information about how mediationADR portal, where any consumer may access information on how ADR works and, what it involves, and about their rights and obligations, building on existing databases and networks;
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that it is crucial to raise consumer awareness of the existence of ADR prior to the initiation of a consumer dispute; insists on the necessity to reinforce the sense of responsibility of businesses and business organisations in this regard; considers that businesses and businesses federations have a duty to inform consumers on available ADR mechanisms; proposes that this ‘upstream’ information should include a reference in all contractual documents drawn up by professionals to the possibility of recourse to ADR, along with contact details and referral procedures for the relevant ADR systems;
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Proposes that chambers of commerce and other professional bodiesumbrella organisations at both national and EU level be required to inform enterprises of the existence of ADR and of the potential benefits of its use, not least in terms of: pre-empting lawsuits; corporate image; and, lastly, the possibilities offered by ADR, unlike an arbitration or court ruling, for the re-establishment of commercial relations between the parties;
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends, as a potential incentive for enterprises, that a quality label for mediation be introduced in relation to mediation in consumer disputes, which would be associated with guidelines recognising best practices.deleted
2011/07/20
Committee: IMCO