Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
2009/2170(INI) Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)
Next event: Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading 2012/04/26 more...
Lead committee dossier: JURI/7/01255
Legal Basis RoP 042
Next event: Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading 2012/04/26 more...
- Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2012/05/09
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | JURI | WALLIS Diana (ALDE), WIKSTRÖM Cecilia (ALDE) | GALLO Marielle (EPP), MCCARTHY Arlene (S&D), LICHTENBERGER Eva (Verts/ALE), SPERONI Francesco Enrico (EFD) |
Legal Basis RoP 042
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2012/05/09
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2012/04/26
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2012/01/10
Deadline Amendments
- 2011/12/02 Committee draft report
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2009/11/11
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2009/10/22
EP officialisation
Documents
- Committee draft report: PE469.993
Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2170(INI)
2012/01/12
JURI
20 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas consideration of an appropriate rule has been coloured by controversy about "libel tourism", a type of forum shopping in which a claimant elects to bring an action for defamation in the jurisdiction which is considered most likely to produce a favourable result – generally that of England and Wales, which is "regarded as the most claimant-friendly in the world"; whereas, however, this is an issue that goes beyond the United Kingdom and is also of concern for other jurisdictions;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – paragraph 1 (1) W
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – paragraph 1 (1) Without prejudice to Article 4(2) and (3), the law applicable to a non-contractual obligation arising out of violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, including defamation, shall be the law of the country
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – paragraph 1 (1) Without prejudice to Article 4(2) and (3), the law applicable to a non-contractual obligation arising out of violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, including insult and defamation, shall be the law of the country in which the rights of the person seeking compensation for damage are, or are likely to be, directly and
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) In any case, Member States shall ensure that parties have access to detailed information on alternative forms of dispute resolution before proceeding to court.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – Article 5 a – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) When the rights of the person seeking compensation for damage are, or are likely to be, affected in one or more than one Member State, and that person sues in the courts of one of the Member States in the territory of which content is or may be accessible, the defendant may not be made subject to stricter requirements and/or more unreasonable litigation costs than those provided for by the substantive law applicable in his or her country of domicile.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – Article 5 a – paragraph 2 (2) Whe
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – Article 5 a – paragraph 2 (2) When the rights of the
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – paragraph 3 (3) The law applicable to the right of reply or equivalent measures and to any preventive measures or prohibitory injunctions against a publisher or broadcaster regarding the content of a publication or broadcast shall be the law of the country in which the broadcaster or publisher has its habitual residence.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – Article 5 a – paragraph 3 Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – Article 5 a – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) Paragraph 3 shall also apply to a violation of privacy or of rights relating to personality resulting from the handling of personal data.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas libel tourism is facilitated by Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 ("the Brussels I Regulation"), which, in effect, allows a claimant to bring an action in the jurisdiction of his or her choice;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Annexe - Article 5 a – paragraph 4 a (new) (4a) In relation to paragraph 1, the litigation costs shall not exceed those imposed by the country of the applicable law.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas a balance of interests needs to be struck, in particular when dealing with issues that have an impact on the preservation of the freedom of the press and the journalistic profession; whereas the choice of court lies with the claimant, which greatly facilitates the pursuit of claims against publishers and/or the media; whereas the provisions on applicable law must thus ensure a high level of legal certainty for journalists and the media in cases of cross-border litigation;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas legal remedies must be available when that freedom is abused, particularly to the detriment of peoples' private lives and reputation
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Requests the Commission to submit, on
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Further requests the Commission to submit, on the basis of point (d) of Article 81(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for the creation of a centre for the voluntary settlement of cross-border disputes arising out of violations of privacy and rights relating to personality, including insult and defamation, by way of alternative dispute resolution;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – Title Article 5a –
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - Article 5 a – paragraph 1 (1)
source: PE-478.663
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