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What changed between the draft committee report of 20 Dec 2023 and the draft committee report of 27 Nov 2025

From · draft committee report· 20 Dec 2023

IMCO-PR-757840

on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828

To · draft committee report· 27 Nov 2025

IMCO-PR-781128

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

These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).

+7 added · −69 removed · 11 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 3 of 4: Paragraphs 80–81

Removed:Directive 2013/11/EU

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new), Article 21: 8a. Article 21 is replaced by the following: / ‘1. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, in particular Article 5(8) and Article 13 and shall take all measures necessary to ensure they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. / 2. Member States shall ensure that the following non-exhaustive and indicative criteria are taken into account for the imposition of penalties, where appropriate: / (a) the nature, gravity, scale and duration of the infringement; / (b) any action taken by the trader to mitigate or remedy the damage suffered by consumers; / (c) any previous infringements by the trader; / (d) the financial benefits gained or the losses avoided by the trader as a result of the infringement, if the relevant data are available; / (e) penalties imposed on the trader for the same infringement in other Member States in cross-border cases where information about such penalties is available through the mechanism established by Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council ; / (f) any other aggravating or mitigating factors applicable to the circumstances of the case. / 3. Member States shall, by ... [24 months from the entry into force of this amending Directive] notify the Commission of the rules and of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment af…