5 Amendments of Francesco DE ANGELIS related to 2011/2089(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s work towards a coherent European approach to collective redress (CR); calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to consumer and SME protection, whereas a significant proportion of consumers and businesses who have suffered damage do not obtain redress and continued illegal practices cause significant aggregate loss to society;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
– criteria limiting those bodies who can organise CR actions to those with an active interest in the matter of the action, furthermore, legal entities representing the parties must comply with accreditation criteria set down by national legislation in the Member States,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
– the system should apply to both business-to-consumers and business-to- business cases,
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
– the rights of defence must be upheld in the whole procedure, pursuant to national legislation in the Member States,
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the fact that the issue of funding is crucial and that, without appropriate financing, no CR will work in practice; therefore encourages Member States to engage reflection on the different possible solutions, such as legal expense insurance or the creation of a Group Fund to finance CR, to be subject to strong safeguards, including the loser pays principle, the prohibition of contingency fees as well as funding practices that involve providing money to a claimant in return for a share of any damages award or settlement.