2 Amendments of Louis GRECH related to 2011/2089(INI)
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that early settlement of disputes should be encouraged where possible, and court litigation should be viewed as the last resort; stresses that mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) may provide parties with a faster and cheaper solution and play a complementary role to judicial redress; notes, however, that there are currently significant – sector-specific and geographical − gaps in the existing ADR systems in the EU;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that ADR mechanisms often depend on the trader's willingness to cooperate, while most ADR bodies do not have the capacity to provide proceedings for mass claims; stresses that, as affirmed in its resolution of 20 May 2010 on delivering a single market to consumers and citizens, the availability of an effective judicial redress system would act as a strong incentive for parties to agree out-of-court, which is likely to solve a considerable number of cases thereby avoiding litigation;