More Efficient Collective Redress Mechanisms? Will the New Deal Directive on Representative Actions for Protecting the Collective Interests of Consumers Improve the Resolution of Mass Harm Situations in the Visegrad 4 Countries\n

0523658 - ÚSP 2020 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Simon, Rita
More Efficient Collective Redress Mechanisms? Will the New Deal Directive on Representative Actions for Protecting the Collective Interests of Consumers Improve the Resolution of Mass Harm Situations in the Visegrad 4 Countries
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European Review of Private Law. Roč. 27, č. 6 (2020), s. 1389-1410. ISSN 0928-9801
Grant - others:International Visegrad Fund(CZ) 21730099
Institutional support: RVO:68378122
Keywords : New Deal for Consumers * representative actions * collective redress mechanisms * Visegrad 4 countries * more flexible enhanced administrative measures
OECD category: Law
Method of publishing: Metadata only

Classic injunction actions before a court are very rarely used instruments in the Visegrad 4 countries, they are too expensive, too long proceedings, with uncertain results. On one hand, a lost court case can cause insolvency for the organization and on other hand a won case cannot ensure a direct compensation of the harmed consumer. Therefore, the Visegrad 4 consumer protection organizations tend to move to other redresses. After a short introduction to existing injunction actions and their shortcuts in the Visegrad 4 counties (1), the article explains why the way of amending representative actions, as recommended by the new Commission Proposal cannot provide more efficient or effective justice in the Visegrad 4 countries (2), and based on the best practices of the Visegrad 4 countries I will propose alternative instruments, such as public enforcement and more flexible enhanced consumer measures by administrative authorities, which have proved quite efficient in resolving mass harm situations (3).
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