Activities of Barbara WEILER related to 2011/2117(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on alternative dispute resolution in civil, commercial and family matters
Amendments (5)
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 44 #
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: a system that is entirely free to the consumer must be considered;the primary purpose of alternative dispute resolution is to spare consumers costs; any such system must be entirely free to the consumer; one financing option might be a solidarity fund set up by the industry.
Amendment 53 #
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 them the possibility of choosing, at any time, to settle their dispute before the courts; at the same time, guarantees must be provided that genuine efforts are being made to achieve successful mediation; 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;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. EncouragesCalls on the Commission to make provision for coordination in respect of transnational consumer disputes in order to facilitate access to, and the coordination of, national ADR systems; encourages the Commission also to establish a one-stop- shop and/or a single European phone number to facilitate access for the public to existing ADR systems in their Member State or in other Member States, and to issue clear guidelines on their use;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. SCriticises the confusing nature of the Commission’s current ADR database; suggests that the Commission create a multilingual European internet mediation portal, via which any consumer may ask questions and access information about how mediation works and what it involves, and about their rights and obligations; emphasises that, in the interests of consumers, emphasis must be placed on the user-friendliness and clarity of the online portal;