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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
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SYSNO ASEP 0523658 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title 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
Author(s) Simon, Rita (USP-I) ORCID Source Title European Review of Private Law. - : Kluwer Law International - ISSN 0928-9801
Roč. 27, č. 6 (2020), s. 1389-1410Number of pages 22 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords New Deal for Consumers ; representative actions ; collective redress mechanisms ; Visegrad 4 countries ; more flexible enhanced administrative measures Subject RIV AG - Legal Sciences OECD category Law Method of publishing Metadata only Institutional support USP-I - RVO:68378122 Annotation 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). Workplace Institute of State and Law Contact Iveta Bůžková, iveta.buzkova@ilaw.cas.cz, Tel.: 221 990 714 Year of Publishing 2020
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