Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2126(INI)
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Amendments (6)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the misleading character of these practices becomes more obvious when they are of an electronic nature and are spread using the Internet (see Petition No 0079/2003),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas such practices have been applied for a number of years, creating a large number of victims and a significant financial impact across thean internal market that is being damaged and distorted in many ways by these practices,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that, despite the widespread nature of these practices, EU and national legislation does not appear to be adequate in providing a significant means of protection and an effective remedy or is not being adequately enforced at national level; regrets that national authorities also seem to be unable to provide a remedy;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the action taken by certain Member States such as Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom, but most notably by Austria, in trying to prevent business-directory companies from following misleading practices; considers, however, that these efforts remain insufficient and that there is still a need for the coordination of control at an international level;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that, whereas the Commission has no power to enforce the Directive directly against individuals or companies, it does have the duty, as the guardian of the Treaty, to ensure that the Directive is adequately and effectively implemented by Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets that Regulation (EC) 2006/2004 on co-operation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws has not been sufficiently used, and calls on the Commission to step up its monitoring of the implementation of this Regulation and to ask national authorities to make more frequent useonitor the application of this legal instrument which could provide a remedy in cases of intra-Community infringements;