Alternative and Online Dispute Resolution (ADR/ODR) in Europe

​Under the ODR Regulation, the European Commission will establish a European Online Dispute Resolution platform (ODR platform). The ODR platform is a web-based platform that is specifically designed to help consumers who have bought goods or services online and subsequently have a problem with that online purchase. It allows consumers to submit their contractual dispute and conduct the ADR procedure online and in any of the 23 official languages of the European Union. The ODR platform transmits disputes only to ADR bodies who are included in the national lists of ADR bodies that comply with the binding quality requirements established by the ADR Directive.  

​The ODR platform is operational as of 8 January 2016 and made accessible in stages. It will become accessible to consumers and traders on 15 February 2016 under:  http://ec.europa.eu/odr