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Der Rechtsausschuss möchte, dass das Parlament die Kommission auffordert, einen Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie zur Festlegung gemeinsamer Vorschriften über die Verjährungsfristen für zivilrechtliche Ansprüche aus Verkehrsunfällen mit grenzüberschreitendem Bezug vorzulegen. In seinem Bericht werden die Unterschiede zwischen den Vorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten sowie die rechtlichen Schwierigkeiten von Opfern von Verkehrsunfällen mit grenzüberschreitendem Bezug betont.

Widely differing limitation periods for tort claims across the European Union (EU) Member States can lead to victims of cross-border road traffic accidents losing their right to compensation. This European Added Value Assessment (EAVA) sketches out the weaknesses of the relevant existing legal frameworks which create obstacles for victims of cross-border road traffic accidents in accessing legal justice. Furthermore, the EAVA identifies the costs that arise on account of differing rules on limitation ...

This Study provides an analysis of the effects of the present divergence of the customs sanctioning systems of the Member States of the EU, as well as of the proposal of the European Commission for a Directive to harmonise the customs infringements and sanctions. A number of conclusions and recommendations on the preferred model for the EU is provided. The Study was prepared for Policy Department A on the request of European Parliament´s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

This briefing paper tries to explore why mediation is not used more often as a means of dispute resolution. It identifies a number of reasons why mediation is not resorted to more frequently and presents proposals on how legislation could respond to these obstacles. The author wishes to highlight that, ideally, removing these obstacles will lead to an even less frequent use of mediation.