7 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/2117(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the objectives of the judicial process and of alternative means of dispute settlement are closely linked and seek to swiftly restore legal peace between parties in dispute, suitably safeguard individuals' substantive rights and settle disputes between parties,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, however, that ADR forms part of a general ‘justice-for-growth’ agenda across sectors; takes the view that any approach to ADR should go beyond consumer disputes so as to include business-to-business (B2B) civil and commercial transactions, family disputes and, defamation cases and other general interest disputes or ones involving parties with different legal statuses;
Amendment 15 #
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 of quality commercial, economic, social and neighbourhood relations;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that any ADR clause should not hamper access to justice, in particular on the part of the weaker party, which, in certain circumstances, may also be an SME; points out that these two different means of examining disputes should be complementary rather than conflicting and constitute the two ends of an approach to seeking social harmony by means of consensus;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to ensure that European consumers can access ADR systems for transnational as well as national disputes, including on-line selling, which is growing rapidly in the EU; notes that the use of ADR systems affords a higher level of consumer rights protection and boosts consumer confidence in the market, businesses and consumer rights protection institutions by making them more attractive, as well as promoting cross-border trade and increasing the prosperity of all operators in the EU market;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Sees potential for ADR within the ongoing discussion on collective redress, in particular as a preliminary stage to any collective redress action; considers that offering consumers the same possibilities of defending their interests by means of collective redress would increase the competitiveness of the EU internal market and make more solutions available to consumers, which would be of major added value in terms of the uniform implementation of EU legislative acts; encourages the Commission to explore this issue thoroughly;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– efficiency and speed: professional mediators must have adequate means at their disposal (appropriate human, material and financial resources) and be able meet the short deadlines between referral and decision, which must not exceed 90 days, so as to afford consumers better access to justice and ensure that they secure compensation for their losses more quickly and more effectively;