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First of all, the draft legislative resolution receives my unqualified support. It is clear that Directive 94/47 has not had the desired effect. A review is therefore necessary, because practice has shown that unfortunately, consumers are still often the victims of fraud within this market.
On the basis of current legislation, the regulations are too minimal to be able to easily distinguish fraudsters and cowboys from serious timeshare operators, to whom this situation is also detrimental.
In order to establish the difference between the ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’, I have tabled an amendment on the basis of which, in the event of a dispute, the court local to the consumer should always be declared competent. Such a provision has a deterrent effect on unscrupulous timeshare operators and removes the victims' fears about having to take the matter to court in a foreign country. My amendment, which is, in fact, backed by the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe, has, to my great regret, not received sufficient support from the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.
The above is partly substantiated by Commissioner Byrne in his replies during the debate and is therefore worth considering when drafting the requested evaluation or new legislation."@en1
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