Activities of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2012/2101(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on improving access to justice: legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes
Amendments (5)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph a (new)
Paragraph a (new)
5. Regards it as less than user-friendly that neither the website of the European Judicial Atlas in civil matters nor the e- Justice portal provide an option for downloading or properly printing outPoints out that improvements could be made as regards the accessibility, in terms of both format and visibility, of the necessary forms for legal aid orand other purposes; calls on the Commission to remedy this state of affairs immediately, including on the website of the European Judicial Atlas in Civil Matters and on the European e-Justice Portal;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that in order to establish the economic criteria for granting legal aid, more consideration needs to be given to the differing cost of living in the various Member States needs to be taken into account, and the way in which these differences should be taken into account needs to be specified;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. With regard to the economic criteria that need to be met in order to receive legal aid, emphasises the need for improvements and clarifications to be made so as to prevent unfortunate differences of interpretation, such as when the Member State of origin confirms eligibility for aid, but the competent court denies it, or vice versa, or when an applicant resident in another Member State submits supporting documents to demonstrate his or her financial situation that are difficult for the state providing the legal aid to assess;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. TakUrges the view, unlike the Commission, that the Member States need to make greater efforts to comply with Article 18 of Directive 2003/8/EC (the Information Directive);
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to inform consumers and businessespromote European information campaigns; calls on the Member States to inform consumers, businesses and the various parties involved in social assistance more effectively about European measures relating to civil and commercial disputes and the opportunities available to them in this connection, and to support and promote European information campaigns;