1. See also Gilles Peter , Vereinheitlichung und Angleichung unterschiedlicher nationaler Rechte. Die Europäisierung des Zivilprozeßrechts als ein Beispiel, 7 Zeitschrift für ZIVILPROZEß International 3 (2002).
2. Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the protection of consumers’ interests, O.J. 1998 L 166/51.
3. See Rapprochement, supra, note 10 at 147, 207.
4. Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, O.J. 2000 L 200/35, Art. 5: "Member States shall ensure that an enforceable title can be obtained, irrespective of the amount of the debt, normally within 90 calendar days of the lodging of the creditor's action or application …, provided that the debt or aspects of the procedure are not disputed. …". Further Community action is foreseeable, see the European Commission's proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European order for payment procedure, COM (04) 173 final, 12 March 2004 - 2004/55 (COD)
5. cf. also the Commission's Green Paper on a European order for payment procedure and on measures to simplify and speed up small claims litigation, COM (2002) 746 final, 20 December 2002.