Workshops on the 2003 Action Plan
Workshops on the European Contract Law Action Plan , 16 and 23 June 2003
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Workshop on Contract Law and Standard Terms and Conditions, Brussels, 19 January 2004
View ArticleGreen Paper on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law (ECL)
When developing policy and legislation, the European Commission consults widely with EU citizens and stakeholders through public consultations.
View ArticleEuropean Commission seeks contract law solutions to smooth Single Market for...
Brussels, 1 July 2010 Contracts are the basic building blocks for relationships between businesses and consumers. The European Union’s Single Market is built on contract laws. However, businesses –...
View ArticleEuropean Commission holds first contract law roundtable with business and...
Brussels, 7 September 2010 The European Commission held the first meeting of business, consumer and legal practitioners' groups today to discuss European contract law. At the moment, different national...
View ArticleJoint statement by Mr Christos Papoutsis, Minister of Citizen Protection of...
Brussels, 27 September 2010 The Minister of Citizen Protection Mr Christos Papoutsis and the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ms Cecilia Malmström met in Athens on 27 September to discuss ways...
View ArticleContract law: Commission considers way forward
Brussels, 31 January 2011 As part of the EU's action to tackle bottlenecks in the Single Market and to boost growth, the European Commission carried out a public consultation on bringing more coherence...
View ArticleEuropean Commission welcomes European Parliament committee vote in support of...
Brussels, 12 April 2011 The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee approved a report today that favours the elaboration of an optional European Contract Law. This is in response to several...
View ArticleCross-border transactions: European Commission publishes expert group's...
Brussels, 3 May 2011 An expert group established by the European Commission has today delivered a feasibility study on a future initiative on European contract law. In April 2010, the Commission...
View ArticleViviane Reding EU Justice Commissionner, Vice-President of the European...
Dear Professor Stuyck, dear Professor Schulze, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be with you today to discuss the challenges of European Contract Law. I am impressed to see so many bright legal...
View ArticleEuropean Commission welcomes Parliament's support for an optional Europe-wide...
- Press release European Commission Strasbourg, 8 June 2011 - The European Parliament, in a vote of its 736 members plenary today, with an overwhelming majority (521 in favour, 145 against, 8...
View ArticleViviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice...
Sopot, Poland 19 July, 2011 Dear Krzysztof, dear Ministers of Justice, The Polish government was truly inspired to kick off its Presidency in the field of justice in Gdansk, right on the shores of the...
View ArticleEU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding meets with leaders of Europe’s...
Brussels, 21 September 2011 European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding is today meeting with leaders of European insurance companies to discuss European contract law in the insurance sector, the...
View ArticleCommon European Sales Law to boost trade and expand consumer choice
The optional Common European Sales Law will help break down the trade barriers and give consumers more choice and a high level of protection. It will offer a single set of rules for cross-border...
View ArticleViviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice...
Dear guests, dear colleagues, I am glad to see so many of you at this very timely conference on the future of European contract law. I would like to thank our Polish colleagues for the warm welcome...
View ArticleImproving your choice for buying and selling. Play video
Only 8% of consumers shop online from other European countries. New EU rules give the online shopper the option of choosing a European sales contract. This will make it easier and cheaper for you to...
View ArticleEuropean Commission convenes legal expert group to seek solutions on contract...
Brussels, 21 May 2010 The European Commission, seeking to boost cross-border trade and to ensure strong rights for consumers, convened a new expert group to propose ways to improve contract law in the...
View ArticleInsurance Contract Law: Expert report pinpoints obstacles to cross-border trade
European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 February 2014 An expert group set up by the European Commission to examine barriers to cross-border trade in insurance law across Member States (IP/13/74)...
View ArticleEuronews: EU to simplify cross-border trade rules
Euronews episode of Right on takes a look at online shopping: Less than one in ten Europeans buy online from other EU countries. For both consumers and sellers, the process is simply too complicated......
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