A new advance for the mediation to the advantage of consumers: the Directive relative to the extrajudicial regulation of the disputes of consumption was adopted.<\/p>\n
The directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and the Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) : these two proposals presented by the European Commission in November, 2011, were adopted by the European Parliament on March 12th<\/sup>, 2013.<\/p>\n The Directive ensures generalized and facilitated access of the consumers of goods or services to\u00a0 the alternative modes of resolution of the disputes, in particular mediation<\/p>\n The Regulation ODR plans a EU-wide online regulation platform \u00a0using\u00a0 mediation to solve disputes relative to acquired goods or services by using electronic means.<\/p>\n Member States have from now on 24 months to transpose the Directive into national law.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/pdfs\/news\/expert\/infopress\/20130312IPR06438\/20130312IPR06438_fr.pdf<\/a><\/p>\nThe press release of the European Parliament announcing the adoption of the Directive and the Regulation<\/h3>\n
The proposal of Directive of the European Parliament and the Council relative to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) of\u00a0 consumption disputes and amending the regulation (CE) no 2006\/2004 and the Directive 2009\/22\/CE (directive relative to the ODR)<\/h3>\n