The Representative Actions Collaboration Tool, ‘EC-REACT’, is a secure and restricted electronic platform for information exchange across the EU on the representative actions as set up by Representative Actions Directive (EU) 2020/1828. For more information on representative actions please consult the European Commission website.
This platform is developed, managed and hosted by the European Commission, pursuant to Article 14(3) of the Representative Actions Directive. For any questions related to the functioning of the platform or support needs, please contact the support team at JUST-EC-REACT@ec.europa.eu.
What ‘EC-REACT’ is for?
The goal of EC-REACT is to support the effective functioning of representative actions for the protection of consumers' collective interests, as established by Directive (EU) 2020/1828. The platform facilitates the following:
- EU Member States can notify the European Commission of the qualified entities they have designated to initiate cross-border representative actions.
- The European Commission consolidates and publishes an EU-wide list of these notified qualified entities.
- EU Member States and the European Commission cooperate to monitor whether qualified entities continue to meet the designation criteria set out in Article 4(3) of the Directive, and to address other aspects of the representative actions' operation.
- Qualified entities, designated to bring both domestic and cross-border representative actions, can collaborate and coordinate their activities, as foreseen by the Directive.
- Judges and administrative authorities in EU Member States can engage with each other to ensure the smooth functioning of representative actions across the EU.
- EU Member States submit reports on how representative actions are functioning, which the European Commission then consolidates into EU-wide reports, in line with Article 23 of the Directive.
How to access ‘EC-REACT’?
To access ‘EC-REACT’ you will need to log in with your EU Login account by clicking the ‘Login’ button below. Be aware that your EU Login account must be based on your professional e-mail address, using a corporate domain name. Anything else, like e-mail addresses from public e-mail providers, will be rejected.
Please kindly note that only representatives of EU Member States’ authorities and public bodies, members of their judiciary and representatives of the designated ‘qualified entities’ as foreseen by Article 4 of Directive (EU)2020/1828 will be granted access. On exceptional basis experts participating in EU funded projects may be also granted access.