7 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2011/2272(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Member States must take the appropriate measures to provide adequate guarantees for the protection of vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in accordance with the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, to offer incentives to companies to establish a system of voluntary labelling of industrial product packaging in Braille (including, for example, the type of product and expiry date, at least), in order to make life easier for visually-impaired consumers;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the fact that in international forums, the need to protect consumers through information and regulation of the financial markets has been recognised, the complexity of such markets entailing that in the majority of cases any consumer is vulnerable, with the frequent result that consumers are misled and overborrow;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Deplores the fact that the market for financial products (loans and credit cards) is functioning poorly for consumers and that, according to a recent survey by the Commission, 70% of financial institutions’ and companies’ websites were making basic errors in their publicity and in the basic, required information on the products on offer, while the cost was presented in a misleading way; stresses that such practices and the complexity and difficulty in understanding the products in question often lead consumers into excessive debt; emphasises that the purpose of the Directive on consumer credit, which has recently been transposed into Member States’ national legislation, is to make it easier for consumers to understand credit offers and not be misled into excessive debt;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in spite of the existence of legislation on the subject, the lack of enforcement of said legislation means that travellers often find themselves in vulnerable situations, especially in case of cancellation or delay of their trip, which is exacerbated when the consumer suffers from a disability; this means that equal access must be provided for persons with reduced mobility and disabilities, emphasising that services for these travellers must be provided without hindrance; encourages the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure transparency in fares and the correct observance and implementation of existing legislation;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that it would be beneficial to avoid the practice applied in certain Member States where utility bills (e.g. electricity bills) are linked to the collection from consumers of tax owing to the state; this type of practice causes hardship principally for vulnerable consumers and, because the inclusion of tax owing results in exorbitant bills, there is a danger that these utilities, which are a fundamental service, will be cut off; notes that Member States must ensure, especially with regard to utilities, that rights and the obligations regarding vulnerable consumers are respected;