# Alternative dispute resolution in civil, commercial and family matters

European Parliament procedure 2011/2117(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 124 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2011-07-11 and 2011-07-20.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in civil, commercial and family matters. The amendments call on the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal on ADR, including for consumer and online matters, stress swift, effective and cheap out-of-court settlement, address geographical and sectoral coverage gaps, the relation to collective claims and Small Claims procedures, the internal market, and guidelines for ADR systems such as independence, impartiality, confidentiality and competence.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Hans-Peter MAYER | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4275.md |
| Raffaele BALDASSARRE | Italy | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96757.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Philippe JUVIN | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96884.md |
| Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT | Sweden | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96674.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Konstantinos POUPAKIS | Greece | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96658.md |
| Louis GRECH | Malta | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28123.md |
| Barbara WEILER | Germany | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1907.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Liem HOANG NGOC | France | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96950.md |

## Official source documents

- PE469.797: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-469.797+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE469.958: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-469.958+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2117-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2117-INI.json

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