# Policy options for progress towards a European contract law for consumers and businesses

European Parliament procedure 2011/2013(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee ECON / IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 242 committee amendments tabled by 30 Members between 2011-02-21 and 2011-03-04.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns policy options for a European contract law for consumers and businesses. The amendments debate harmonisation versus an optional instrument or toolbox, call for an impact assessment, alignment with the Consumer Rights Directive and precedence of consumer-protection law, the scope for financial services and insurance, alternative dispute resolution, and benefits for the internal market and SMEs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine STIHLER | United Kingdom | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4545.md |
| Luigi BERLINGUER | Italy | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97156.md |
| Antonio MASIP HIDALGO | Spain | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28338.md |
| Bernhard RAPKAY | Germany | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1906.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Jiří MAŠTÁLKA | Czechia | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23704.md |
| Syed KAMALL | United Kingdom | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33569.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |
| Diana WALLIS | United Kingdom | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4544.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Philippe JUVIN | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96884.md |
| Louis GRECH | Malta | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28123.md |

## Official source documents

- PE458.830: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.830+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE460.655: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-460.655+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE460.697: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-460.697+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2013-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2013-INI.json

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