... any initiative should:
- be based on voluntary participation,
- not deprive the consumer of his right of access to the courts as acknowledged in Article 6(1) of the European Human Rights Convention,
- not prejudice any other means of administrative or judicial redress,
- fully take account of national legal provisions, tradition and practice, as well as of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, and
- not prejudge the on-going discussion on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters.
