ObjectiveThe European  Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on a Common European Sales Law  (CESL) is a ground-breaking initiative for consumers and businesses in  the internal market. The proposal is highly controversial and has come  up against resistance from some Member States and numerous other  institutions.This conference, scheduled at an important stage of debate at the level of Council and Parliament, offers a platform to discuss the main issues with stakeholders and practitioners.Key topicsScope of the future Regulation: online and distance contracts only?CESL in the conflict of lawsObligations and remediesFlanking measuresDigital content contractsCloud computing and sales contractsThe Lithuanian EU Presidency, the European Commission and the European Parliament will be represented at this conference in Trier.Speakers:Professor Hugh Beale QC, University of WarwickDr Danguole Bubliene, Advocate, Baltic Legal Solutions, Vilnius; Lecturer at Vilnius UniversityProfessor Morten Midtgaard Fogt, University of AarhusProfessor Catherine Kessedjian, University of Panthéon- Assas, Paris IIKlaus-Heiner Lehne MEP, Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels/StrasbourgProfessor Marco Loos, Centre for the Study of European Contract Law, University of AmsterdamPedro Oliveira, Adviser, Legal Affairs, BUSINESSEUROPE – the Confederation of European Business, BrusselsUrsula Pachl, Deputy Director General, BEUC – European Consumers’ Organisation, BrusselsProfessor Hans Schulte-Nölke, Director of the European Legal Studies Institute, University of OsnabrückProfessor Dirk Staudenmayer, Head of Unit – Contract Law, DG Justice, European Commission, BrusselsDiana Wallis, Former Vice President of the European Parliament, Accredited Mediator, Honorary Senior Fellow, Law School, University of HullProfessor Friedrich Graf von Westphalen, Rechtsanwalt, Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner, Köln