Area of law: Civil Law
Legal Tip of 16/03/2011
Efficient remedies to enforce consumer rights requires the Consumer Federation (vzbv) on the occasion of World Consumer Day on 15.03.2011. "Administering and are still getting two", says Gerd Billen vzbv board together. Harmonize supply and demand could only be punished if dishonest practices, and consumers will be refunded to any loss. To ensure this, it needed more effective pattern and class actions in order to focus on individual interests.
"The right to compensation" one of those enshrined by the United Nations basic rights of consumers. It is the motto of the European consumer organizations to mark World Consumer Day. Occasion was a public consultation of the European Commission, which last until late April 2011 and should lead to a unified position for collective redress in the European Union. This is according to the Consumer Federation of even the need for better design of a class action. Unlike in countries such as Sweden, Portugal and Italy, Germany is an extension of the action, according vzbv powers previously skeptical: "The introduction of class actions nationally and in Europe we reject," hot about it in the black-yellow coalition agreement.
The calls vzbv however the introduction of class actions and patterns, which consumer groups can resolve claims of users in a single procedure for a variety of consumers. The Association provides supported by an evaluation report, published by the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food. The study came to the conclusion that test cases are not limited to the area of investor protection and a general class action, the consumer can do together with their damage claims should be introduced to improve consumer protection.
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