The purpose of this annual conference is to analyse the current state of EU consumer protection law and the most important recent EU initiatives in this field. This year’s event will pay particular attention to the progress achieved in two very current topics:
The review of the consumer acquis: With the objective of removing regulatory barriers and improving the EU consumer regulatory framework, the European Commission is undertaking a review of the consumer acquis through:
- The proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights: aimed at merging, updating, modernising and strengthening provisions in the key problematic areas of four existing EU consumer directives (consumer sales, unfair contract terms, distance selling and doorstep selling).
- The revision of the Package Travel Directive: following an impact assessment to be conducted in 2009, the Commission may present a proposal on a revised Directive in 2010.
Collective redress: With the aim of creating an effective collective redress mechanism in Europe, two initiatives are on the agenda of the European Commission:
- Consumer collective redress: The European Commission recently published a Green Paper setting out the possible options to ensure that consumers harmed by a single trader's practice can be compensated for their losses whilst avoiding unfounded claims. A legislative proposal could follow this year.
- Damages actions for breach of EC antitrust rules: The White Paper adopted by the European Commission suggests specific policy choices and measures that would help give all victims of infringements of EC competition law access to effective redress mechanisms so that they can be fully compensated for the harm they suffer.
Fees in €:
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Standard
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EU and ERA patrons
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Consumer organisations
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 4 September 2009
Discounts available
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier).
(cf. Terms and Conditions para. 7: click on Important Legal Notice, top right)
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions; (cf. Terms and Conditions para. 7: click on Important Legal Notice, top right)
25 % - Consumer organisations
25% - all Swiss civil servants