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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING (11778/1/2025 – C100309/2025 – 2023/0376(COD))

On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828 following the discontinuation of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform

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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Laura Ballarín Cereza

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The draft report recommends approving the Council's first reading position on a directive amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and other directives, following the discontinuation of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform.

Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that the European Parliament endorse the Council's first reading position without amendments, so that the Directive can be adopted swiftly and enter into force as soon as possible.

Key points

  1. The European Parliament approves the Council position at first reading.
  2. The act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
  3. The President is instructed to sign the act with the President of the Council.
  4. The Secretary-General is instructed to sign the act and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
  5. The President is instructed to forward the position to the Council, the Commission and national parliaments.

Legal basis: Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union