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12 ERA F. 1 (2011-2012)

handle is hein.journals/erafrum12 and id is 1 raw text is: ERA Forum (2011) 12: 1-5 DOI 10.1007/s12027-011-0185-0 European contract law: the way forward Angelika Fuchs EUROP4IlCHE EECHTSAKADEMIE Published online: 9 February 2011 © ERA 2011 TRIEE-REWE5-TRE For several years, ERA has been serving as a platform for discussion on recent de- velopments in European contract law and the drafting of a Common Frame of Ref- erence (CFR) which has been described as the most important project in the area of civil justice in Europe by Klaus-Heiner Lehne MEP. A major step forward has been announced for autumn 2011 when the European Commission will propose a legal instrument on European contract law as part of the effort to strengthen citizens' rights.1 1 Background The history of drafting a European Contract Law goes back to the 1980s when on the one hand academic groups like the Lando Commission were created and on the other the European Parliament adopted several resolutions in which it called for the harmonisation of private law within the EC in order to complete the internal market.2 The initial step for the improvement of the existing EC consumer and contract law was the Commission communication on European Contract Law of 2001;3 and the 1In this context, the Polish Ministry of Justice, in the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU and in cooperation with ERA, will organise a conference on European Contract Law in Warsaw on 9-10 November 2011. 2Starting with Resolution A2-157/89, OJ C 158, 26 June 1989. 3COM(2001) 398 final of 11 July 2001. Dr. A. Fuchs (C) Head of Section, Academy of European Law, Metzer Allee 4, 54295 Trier, Germany e-mail: afuehs@era.int tSpringer