Collective Redress in the EU
Watch this space for updates on the EU Collective Redress Directive and its implementation in selected EU Member States.
Timeline
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4 December 2020: Publication of the Collective Redress Directive in the OJEU
After controversial trilogue negotiations, the Council and the EU Parliament formally endorsed the CRD on 4 and 24 November, respectively, and the CRD was published in the Official Journal on 4 December 2020.
Read more in our blog post.
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25 December 2022: Implementation deadline
Member States had to implement the CRD into national legislation by 25 December 2022. However, hardly any EU member state transposed the CRD into national law on time. As a result, the EU Commission launched the first stage of infringement proceedings against 24 Member States, sending them letters of formal notice for failure to implement the CRD.
Read more in our blog post.
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25 June 2023: Deadline for entry into force of national implementing acts
After the expiry of the implementation period, Member States have six further months, i.e. until 25 June 2023, to ensure that their implementing acts enter into force. If they fail to do so, not only will they risk being taken to the European Court of Justice, but this may also trigger discussions about the direct effect of the CRD.
Implementation status in selected Member States
Hardly any EU Member State transposed the directive into national law by the end of the implementation deadline on 25 December 2022. Zoom in and select a jurisdiction on the map to the right to explore in more detail. You will also find an overview on the status in selected jurisdictions in our implementation tracker.
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