It has also constituted an opportunity to familiarise a broader public with the existing rules and regulations and to make the initiatives taken by Me
mber States and the Community more highly visible. The questions put in the Green Paper are primarily legal, and concern matters such as ADR clauses in contracts, limitation periods, confidentiality, the validity of consent, effectiveness of agreements generated by ADR processes, training of third parties, their accreditation and rules on liability and insurance. T
he Green Paper also asks whether ...[+++] any initiatives taken should be confined to defining principles applicable in individual areas of law (commercial law, family law, etc) or whether general principles should be drawn up for ADR in the civil and commercial field.