6 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2011/2117(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for consumer matters in the EU by the end of 2011 and emphasises the importance of its swift adoption; stresses, however, that the drawing up of a single European charter containing the guiding principles that should govern ADR systems could serve to complement the legislative text;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s intention to encourage the use of alternative means of dispute resolution that are swift, effective and cheap and apt to enable the establishment and maintenance of quality commercial relations, stressing that this is a ‘win-win’ situation with benefits for both sides compared to current judicial practice;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 two being complementary; stresses, however, that collective recourse should be used only as a last resort once the possibilities of amicable mediation have been exhausted;
Amendment 49 #
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, with access for less prosperous sections of society;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to set up an on-line platform for cross-border disputes, facilitating linkage and cooperation in dealing with ADR at national level and acting at the same time as a one-stop shop for all consumers;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)