CONTRACT LAW REVIEW
July 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORN AND KEITH NUTHALLA COMPREHENSIVE review of contract law in the 15 Member States of the European Union has been launched by the European Commission, which is concerned that the existing contrasts between national legal systems could be obstruct the functioning of the European Union's single internal market.A formal discussion paper on the subject, (a Communication), has been published by the Commission; it asks whether an element of general harmonisation to national contract law systems should be introduced or whether a single EU contract law ...
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