This is a hint of a presentation, made in French, at a conference held in Montreal in May 2010.
All the considerations are still relevant.
All the considerations are still relevant.
A small claims Regulation (No. 861/2007 of 11 July 2007) was adopted by the EU to facilitate cross-border litigators involving small debts.
Some European states (Germany, for example) had fast 'ad hoc' procedures for small claims in situations other than cross-border litigation. It was not the case in Romania.
Some European states (Germany, for example) had fast 'ad hoc' procedures for small claims in situations other than cross-border litigation. It was not the case in Romania.
However, a New Code of Civil Procedure has introduced a national (Romanian) small claim procedure very similar to the European one. It will ensure that Romanian litigators have the advantages granted by European regulation in cross-border issues.
This was an example when the European Union acted as a modernizing force about a national subject ( Civil Procedure belonging to member states).
For some other details, one can refer to the paper at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2266399
