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5 Amendments of Cornelis VISSER related to 2007/2201(INI)

Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends low or non-existent closing costs in order to encourage mobility and competition; requests the Commission to define best practice oncommends swift and efficient procedures for account switching, taking into account both the duration of the procedure and the costs associated with it; is of the opinion that to switch current accounts should not cause any harm to customers; is against any unnecessary contractual links impeding customers' mobility;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that information to consumers is essential but not, per se, sufficient to ensure competition between banks; requests information that is better quality and, more readable and concise; is of the opinion that for the time being, it is difficult and costly for consumers to obtain;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Requests the Commission to work on enforcing obligations for banks to provide consumers, before they open an account, with a single documentn A4 sheet of paper summarising details of all costs, including closing costs;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends the creation of a single European prospectus for providers to describe their basic products, related costs and conditions in order to allow an easy and transparent comparison that tied products do not allow at the moment; recommends the setting up of an independent European controller to guarantee the quality of the information provided as well as a Europe-wide research engine to allow easy and free cross-border comparison;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. NotesIs of the opinion that the Commission has repeatedly qualified multilateral interchange fees as anti-competitive and consequently requested the industry to abolish them; is of the opinion that the Commission should provide stakeholdersshould provide stakeholders in the field of the Multilateral Investment Fund with clear indications, guidelines and transparency requirements that could enable the industry to ensure a fair and transparent calculation method, compatible with EC competition law;
2008/03/26
Committee: ECON