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16-11-2011 - Contract law
Improving 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 buy and return online your favourite products, and will give you the trust that your rights are being protected across Europe. This optional European contract will also help businesses grow, by letting them trade anywhere in Europe under the same rules and without additional costs.
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10-11-2011 - Contract law
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner The optional Common European Sales Law – Seizing the opportunity! Conference on European Contract Law W...
SPEECH/11/742 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 they have given us in Warsaw and for the ...
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11-10-2011 - Contract law
Common 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 contracts in all 27 EU countries.
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21-09-2011 - Contract law
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding meets with leaders of Europe’s insurance industry
MEMO/11/624 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 follow-up to the Court of Justice of the European ...
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29-07-2011 - Contract law
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Opening trade and opportunities: From the Hanseatic League to European Contract Law Informal meeting of the
SPEECH/11/539 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 Baltic Sea....
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08-06-2011 - Contract law
European Commission welcomes Parliament's support for an optional Europe-wide contract law
European Commission - Press release 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 abstentions) backed optional EU-wide rules for businesses and ...
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07-06-2011 - Contract law
Viviane Reding EU Justice Commissionner, Vice-President of the European Commission The Next Steps Towards a European Contract Law for Business
SPEECH/11/411 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 minds from all over Europe who have ...
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03-05-2011 - Contract law
Cross-border transactions: European Commission publishes expert group's feasibility study on European contract law
IP/11/523 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 convened the group, made up of legal practitioners, ...
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12-04-2011 - Contract law
European Commission welcomes European Parliament committee vote in support of an optional European Contract Law
MEMO/11/236 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 options put forward by the European Commission ...
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31-01-2011 - Contract law
Contract law: Commission considers way forward
MEMO/11/55 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 to contract laws in Europe ( IP/10/872 ...
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27-09-2010 - Contract law
Joint statement by Mr Christos Papoutsis, Minister of Citizen Protection of Greece and Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner in charge of
MEMO/10/450 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 to assist Greece in its efforts to reform ...
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07-09-2010 - Contract law
European Commission holds first contract law roundtable with business and consumer groups
IP/10/1095 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 contract laws lead to higher transaction ...
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01-07-2010 - Contract law
European Commission seeks contract law solutions to smooth Single Market for consumers and businesses
IP/10/872 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 – particularly small and medium-sized companies ...
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01-07-2010 - Contract law
Green 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.
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21-05-2010 - Contract law
European Commission convenes legal expert group to seek solutions on contract law
IP/10/595 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 European Union....
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19-01-2004 - Contract law
Workshop on Standard Terms and Conditions
Workshop on Contract Law and Standard Terms and Conditions, Brussels, 19 January 2004
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16-06-2003 - Contract law
Workshops on the 2003 Action Plan
Workshops on the European Contract Law Action Plan, 16 and 23 June 2003