Programme Workshop 'Content and Effects of Contracts'

The CESL in the European Multi-Level System of Governance

Groningen, 31 May – 1 June 2013

Hanze Sociëteit, Oude Boteringestraat 19, Groningen

Friday 31 May
08.30 – 09.00	Registration and coffee
09.00 – 09.05	Welcome words
09.05 – 09.15	Introduction	Aurelia Colombi Ciacchi
FIRST SESSION: THE CESL IN THE EUROPEAN MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE
09.15 – 09.35	Do we really need CESL?	Norbert Reich
09.35 – 09.55	The Many Advantages of a Common European Sales Law	Ewoud Hondius
09.55 – 10.15	Origin and Ambitions of the CESL, especially of its Chapter on Effects	Oliver Remien
10.15 – 10.45	Discussion
10.45 – 11.05	Coffee break

11.05 – 11.25	The Multi-Level Realignment of European Sales Law	James Devenney and Mel Kenny
11.25 – 11.45	Limits of the Scope of Application of the CESL	Matthias Haentjens
	Discussion
12.00 – 12.10	Gap-filling in the CESL and the Role of National Law	Christoph Busch
12.10 – 12.30	CESL and Contract Interpretation: The Business’ Perspective	Alex Geert Castermans
12.30 – 12.50	Discussion
12.50 – 14.10	Lunch at Land van Kokanje
SECOND SESSION: CHAPTER 7 CESL SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
14.10 – 14.30	Art. 66, 68	Hugh Beale
14.30 – 14.50	Art. 66, 68	Bart Krans
14.50 – 15.05	Discussion
15.05 – 15.25	Art. 67	Vanessa Mak
15.25 – 15.45	Art. 69	Bernd Seifert
15.45 – 16.00	Discussion
16.00 – 16.20	Coffee break

16.20 – 16.40	Art. 70, 71, 72	Marco Loos
16.40 – 16.50	Art. 70	Ruben de Graaff
16.50 – 17.10	Art. 70	Salvatore Patti
17.10 – 17.30	Art. 72	Tobias Pinkel
17.30 – 18.00	Discussion
18.00 – 18.30	Walk to Flinders Café, Noorderplantsoen
18.30	Drinks and dinner at Flinders Café, Noorderplantsoen
Saturday 1 June
09.00 – 09.30	Registration
09.30 – 09.50	Art. 73, 74, 75	Viola Heutger
09.50 – 10.10	"Grossly unreasonable" in Art. 74 CESL and "not equitable" in § 315 BGB - is there a difference and why?	Axel Halfmeier and Tim Dornis
10.10 – 10.30	Art. 76	Peter Rott
10.30 – 11.00	Discussion
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break

11.30 – 11.50	Art. 77	Franziska Weber
11.50 – 12.10	Art. 78	Alain Ancery
12.10 – 12.30	Concluding Remarks on Chapter 7 CESL from the Perspective of Consumer Protection	Charlotte Pavillon
12.30 – 13.00	Final discussion

13.00 – 13.30	Walk to Prinsenhof Groningen
13.30 - 15.00	Lunch at Prinsenhof Groningen

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