Evaluation of the effectiveness of collective redress mechanisms for consumers in national law and legal evaluation of selected approaches to their development
Description:
'In the context of developments at Community level, it is important for the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, an overview of the effectiveness of to get at the national level, the available instruments of collective redress. They will also address any existing gaps are revealed in the system . It is necessary to examine whether and how such gaps can be closed at the national level a meaningful way. Empirical part I. The specific collective consumer protection mechanisms are to be investigated empirically in order to create a data base for evaluating the effectiveness of existing instruments. o The following instruments are to be investigated empirically: - Injunctions acc. § 1 UKlaG in general terms and conditions (AGB) - Injunctions acc. § 2 UKlaG in violation of other consumer protection laws, - In accordance with claim. § 8 UWG to eliminate unfair competition acts and omissions, - Skimming claim acc. § 10 UWG - Recovery action pursuant. § 79 paragraph 2 No. 3 Code of Civil Procedure and Article 1 § 3 No. 8 RBerG aF II study of existing collective redress mechanisms for consumer protection, efficiency, and possible approaches to the development a) § 1 UKlaG - Injunctions in Conditions b) injunction acc. § 2 UKlaG c) claim under § 8 UWG d) Income levy claim under § 10 UWG e) recovery action under § 79 paragraph 2 No. 3 ZPO III. New collective redress mechanisms '
Executive Institute:
Law and Economics Details of Law and Economics
Parent institution:
University of Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) Details of (MLU) (Saxony-Anhalt)
Contract period:
17. 11. 2009 - 17. 11. 2010
Project budget:
155,781 €
Funding Programme:
- BMELV - Decision Support project Details of BMELV - Decision Support project
Subject:
- Agricultural Policy
- Communication Sciences
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) Details of BLE