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Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Direc

"This present proposal, together with the proposal for a Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution for consumer disputes (Regulation on consumer ODR), has to be seen in the context of efforts to improve the functioning of the retail internal market ...

EU Mediation Directive: Implementation and key Changes

"It is proposed that mediation settlements be made enforceable by means of a new type of order - a mediation settlement enforcement order. The Civil Procedure Rules Committee has approved changes to the CPR that will allow parties to apply to court f...

Mediation Directive

This directive is the text approved by the European Council and subsequently (23rd April 2008) by the European Parliament.It regulates certain aspects of civil and commercial mediation in EU member states, but applies only to cross-border disput...

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters

European Code of Conduct for Mediators