Date: 2010
Type: Working Paper
Europeanization of Private Law in Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEECs): Preliminary Findings and Research Agenda
Working Paper, EUI LAW, 2010/15
CAFAGGI, Fabrizio, CHEREDNYCHENKO, Olha O., CREMONA, Marise, CSERES, Kati, GORYWODA, Lukasz, KAROVA, Rozeta, MICKLITZ, Hans-Wolfgang, PODSTAWA, Karolina, Europeanization of Private Law in Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEECs): Preliminary Findings and Research Agenda, EUI LAW, 2010/15 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/14740
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Since its creation, European Union (hereinafter: ‘the EU’) has experienced various enlargements. In 1973, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the EU. Greece became a Member in 1981 and was followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986. Austria, Finland and Sweden accessed the EU in 1995. In 2004, ten Central and Eastern European Countries (hereinafter: ‘the CEECs’) became EU members. Finally, another two CEECs, i.e. Bulgaria and Romania, joined the EU on 1 January 2007. What impact did previous enlargements have on national systems of private law? It is an important question since there are ongoing accession negotiations with Croatia and Turkey and also other countries (Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova) are interested in adhering to the EU. Not only these countries but also Russia has developed specific relationships with the EU which affect its private law system. Learning from previous experience may help structuring better pattern of Europeanization. But the broader question is whether the process of ‘Europeanization’ of private law in CEECs can be considered concluded with membership or ‘regional policies’ are needed to contextualize the implementation of EU law and to govern its spillovers.
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction (Fabrizio Cafaggi and Lukasz Gorywoda) .................................... 1
1. Staging of the Project ................................................................. 4
2. The Scope of the Project ............................................................... 4
3. Domains of the Project ................................................................. 5
4. Institutional Approach...................................................................7
5. Diachronic and Synchronic Approach ......................................................8
6. Patterns of Europeanization of Private Law...............................................9
6.1. Legal factors and diversity of obligations.............................................10
6.2 Market-driven factors inducing adoption of EU-like legislation..........................15
6.3 Socio-economic and institutional factors................................................15
7. Patterns of Legal Europeanization of Private Law.........................................16
8. Different Modes of Adoption of EU Legislation and General Principles.....................18
8.1 Europeanization of private law through legislation .................................... 18
8.2 Modes of adoption through administrative agencies ......................................18
8.3 Modes of adoption through judiciary.....................................................18
8.4 Modes of Europeanization: the role of private organizations.............................18
9. Differences in Sectors ..................................................................18
10. Conclusions ............................................................................18
II. Institutional Framework (Marise Cremona and Karolina Podstawa) ...................... ..20
1. The New Member States of Central and Eastern Europe..................................... 20
1.1 Enlargement and pre-accession strategy................................................. 20
1.2 'Europe' Association Agreements ....................................................... 21
2. Candidates and Potential Candidates .................................................... 23
3. Western Balkans..........................................................................24
3.1 Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAAs) ........................................24
3.2 Potential candidate/candidate status and pre-accession..................................25
4. Turkey ..................................................................................27
4.1 The Association Agreement with Turkey...................................................27
4.2 Turkey as a candidate State.............................................................29
5. The European Neighbourhood Policy........................................................30
5.1 Partnership and Cooperation Agreements .................................................30
5.2 The ENP framework ......................................................................31
6. Russia ..................................................................................33
III. Consumer Law (Hans-W. Micklitz) .......................................................35
1. Four Reasons for Research................................................................35
2. Continuity and Discontinuity ............................................................39
3. Modes of Implementation of Consumer Law .................................................41
3.1 Legislative implementation..............................................................41
3.2 Via separate laws and/or via amendments of the civil law................................42
3.3 Role and function of intermediaries in the implementation process...................... 42
4. Enforcement .............................................................................43
4.1 Internal socio-economic and cultural factors ...........................................43
4.2 External factors .......................................................................45
IV. Europeanization of Competition Law (Kati Cseres and Rozeta Karova) .................... 47
1. Introduction ............................................................................47
2. Continuity v. Discontinuity..............................................................49
3. Modes of Implementation of the Acquis....................................................52
3.1 Legislative implementation..............................................................52
3.2 Judicial implementation of the European competition case-law ...........................58
4. Enforcement .............................................................................59
4.1 Internal socio-economic factors ........................................................59
4.2 External factors .......................................................................61
4.3 Private enforcement ....................................................................64
5. Institutions ............................................................................66
V. Securities Law (Olha O. Cherednychenko) .................................................70
1. Introduction ............................................................................70
2. Continuity vs. Discontinuity ............................................................73
3. Modes of Implementation .................................................................75
3.1 Implementation through legislature and executive .......................................75
3.2 Implementation through judiciary and alternative dispute resolution boards............. 77
4. Enforcement .............................................................................78
4.1 Public enforcement .....................................................................78
4.2 Private enforcement ....................................................................79
5. Institutions ............................................................................80
VI. Preliminary Conclusions (H.-W. Micklitz)................................................82
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ISSN: 1725-6739
Series/Number: EUI LAW; 2010/15
