Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-31-Speech-3-215"
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"Mr President, I would like to thank Mrs Wallis for taking this initiative aimed at harmonising the rules on commencement of running time and limitation periods for claims relating to property and personal injury in cross-border disputes.
Road travel has increased significantly of late, partly due to the various enlargements of the European Union, and also to people becoming more affluent and being able to travel freely. Unfortunately, this has resulted in more people being involved in road accidents. At present, under national civil systems, limitation periods vary from the very short, such as one year, to the very long, such as 30 years. This is not helpful for the protection of the injured parties, who are often unaware of the variations in limitation periods in various countries and submit claims for damages to foreign courts after the expiry of the relevant period. What happens then is that the court rejects the application and the individuals, whose health or property has been affected, are unable to assert their rights.
Harmonisation would help with the introduction of reliable and transparent principles, which would allow claims to be asserted by both the injured parties and by their legal representatives. As a lawyer myself, I am well aware of the situation the latter can find themselves in. That is why I fully support this initiative."@en1
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