Brussels favours UK over US consumer protection
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Consumers and private companies would be able to bring companies convicted of price-fixing in the courts, for each year, billions of euros, under the new proposals from the European Commission yesterday. Neelie Kroes, the European Competition of the Commission, she said at a pan-European system that would give consumer groups or professional associations to the ability of the company against antitrust rules by the courts. D’explicitly exclude the American system of class actions, which enable the lawyers to monitor the case on behalf of hundreds or thousands of claimants. Lawyers often involved up to 40% of damage to yourself. Kroes said she was determined to avoid disputes. Thanks to the publication of a White Paper on the actions for damages for breach of anti-trust rules of conduct, also recommended setting up a single system of full compensation or damages for a violation of the law on competition and not that of the United States system of triple damages. Kroes and their officials by the British system, which focuses on consumer body Which? The successful appeal against JJB Sports overcharging Cup Replica-shirts, earns compensation of £ 20 for each tee-shirt on behalf of 600 consumers. The Commission has come to fight on a comprehensive system of collective management of compensation because of the great difference in the legal systems 27 Kroes said Member States needed to ensure the reform of their systems with the minimum standards of the EU . One of these requirements are affected by the violation of the antitrust laws, the right of all evidence and to enable them to pursue their case, the American system of full disclosure. Evidence would be given under the control activity of a judge. Another to see that justice accepts the faith of the current results of the national competition authorities. Statements by himself passionate about justice for the citizens of Europe, “said Kroes agreements implementation, almost exclusively on the competition authorities was untenable. “A culture of competition needs to ears, eyes and feet on the ground,” she says. |