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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha

MEPs want harmonisation of 'limitation periods' for cross-border disputes about road accidents

Brussels, 02/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - MEPs want the European Commission to draft EU legislation to harmonise national rules on 'limitation periods' governing cross-border disputes over road accidents and injuries. 'This is what Europe should really be about: making sure that our citizens are practically assisted when things go wrong in their daily lives,' said the EP rapporteur on this issue, Diana Wallis (ALDE, the UK). Cross-border disputes between EU citizens over injuries and fatal...

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