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6 Amendments of Louis GRECH related to 2011/2013(INI)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas some of the most evident impediments that consumers and SMEs face with regards to the Single European Market are complexity in contractual relations, unfair terms and conditions of contracts, inadequate and insufficient information and inefficient and time- consuming procedure;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission in collaboration with Member States to carry out quality testing and checks to ascertain whether the proposed instruments of European contract law are user-friendly, fully integrating citizens concerns, providing in the process added value for consumers and business, strengthening the single market and facilitating cross border commerce;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission in relation to the European Contract Law initiative to examine certain difficulties that consumers and business encounter in cross border commerce, especially those related to investments, payment, delivery, language barriers, redress and differences in legal, administrative and cultural traditions;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Commission, in introducing a European contract law instrument to take into account the constant changes of the internal market and the essential needs of European citizens, by annually identifying potential market malfunctioning, shortcomings and failures experienced in the Member States in response to new economic, social, institutional and technological developments;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Maintains that consumers are not being given the necessary information relating to the availability and enforcement of their contractual rights especially in cross-border commerce; Calls on the Commission to consolidate an easily accessible user-friendly information mechanism which will clearly explain how contract law works among Member States and more importantly what benefits it can offer to citizens, consumers and SMEs;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a proper impact assessment on the different European Contract Law instruments to better clarify and examine the connection with national contract laws, domestic transactions, international instruments and standards and other European policy options and measures, such as the Consumer Rights Directive, the Services Directive; Furthermore Commission should scrutinize the role and importance which a future European Contract Law instrument will have with regard to international trade and relations with third countries;
2011/03/02
Committee: IMCO