TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Evropsko pogodbeno pravo je v razburljivi razvojni fazi. Avtor v članku predstavlja različne pojavne oblike, ozadje nastajanja in aktualne projekte evropskega pogodbenega prava. Predstavljene so osnovne poteze obstoječe zakonodaje ES na področju pogodbenega prava, ki večinoma ureja le posamezne vidike pogodbenih razmerij med podjetji in potrošniki. Acquis communautaire je nastal brez sistematičnega okvira, značilnega za večino nacionalnih pravnih redov, zanj pa so značilne številne pomanjkljivosti. Komisija ES ga želi izboljšati s projektom Skupnega referenčnega okvira (CFR), ki naj bi bil, nekakšen nezavezujoč priročnik – »škatla za orodje« - predvsem za evropskega zakonodajalca. Avtor predstavlja nastajanje, strukturo in vsebino CFR in njegovega nedavno objavljenega osnutka (DCFR), ter možnosti njegove uporabe, tudi kot podlago za morebiten opcijski instrument. Obravnava tudi najnovejši predlog direktive o pravicah potrošnikov, s katero želi Komisija doseči popolno harmonizacijo nekaterih vidikov potrošniških pogodb.

European contract law is going through a very exciting development phase. The author presents the concept of European contract law, its background, as well as some basic features of the existing European legislation in this field, mainly regulating particular aspects of contractual relations between businesses and consumers. Acquis communautaire evolved without a systematic framework, characteristic for most national contract law systems. It has several shortcomings and inconsistencies. The Commission of the EC is planning to improve it with the current project called the Common Frame of Reference (CFR), which, as it seems, should be a kind of non-binding »tool-box«, a manual on European contract law, primarily for European legislator. The author discusses the making, the structure and the contents of the CFR and its recently published draft, the so called DCFR, as well as the possibilities of its use, especially as regards the possible optional instrument in the future. Included is a short comment on the most recent Commission’s proposal – a directive aimed at maximum harmonisation of selected aspects of consumer contract law.

European Contract Law, Tool-Boxes and Blue Buttons