Activities of Mitro REPO related to 2011/2149(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Consumer policy (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a new strategy for consumer policy PDF (240 KB) DOC (173 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Commission and national enforcement authorities need to step up their efforts to achieve the objective of a high level of consumer protection, as the effectiveness of public market surveillance and enforcement are key elements for deterring and eliminating illegal and unsafe products on the European market,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
16 J. whereas the European Parliament and national parliaments canmust contribute to the more effective transposition and enforcement of consumer protection legislation by continuing to work closely with each other,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
18 1a. Underlines its believe that particularly in a time of economic crisis, a sound consumer policy can make a significant contribution to EU competitiveness and help re-connect Europe with its people; calls on the Commission to take better into account and to develop the economic dimension of consumer policy in its policies, which has so far been underplayed;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that empowering European consumers does not mean to increasingly transfer responsibility on them - so as to make being a consumer a full time job - but that the EU consumer agenda should foremost aim at creating the right market conditions for consumers to be able to make informed, considered and rational choices, and equipping them with the tools to do so;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
23 3. Highlights the numerous challenges facing the Consumer Agenda: making sure private consumption becomes more sustainable, reducing levels of inequality betweenamong consumers, reducing consumers' exposure to hazardous chemicals and unsafe products and protecting children from advertising;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to carry out more systematic impact assessments and policy audits of the evolving ‘EU consumer acquis’, where appropriate; , and to ensure that the further development and adaptation of EU consumer law through traditional regulatory non- optional EU law is continued (e.g. in the field of digital products); 28
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that, given the enormous increase in e-commerce, consumers' confidence in cross-border online purchasing arrangements needs to be increased by guaranteeing their rights on the internet as well; is of the opinion that consumers should also be ensured to have a right to software interoperability;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to ensure a more consumer-oriented balance when it comes to internet use and intellectual property rights, as well as personal data and privacy protection, and to ensure respect of consumers’ and citizens’ fundamental rights, including the right to the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial, the right to privacy and the right to the confidentiality of communications;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the need of clear information and communication in order to help consumers and traders to better understand the information they are given as well as their rights; emphasises the need to provide consumers with more transparent and consistent information, (for example through unit price indication rules and accurate and transparent internet price comparison websites; ) as well as meaningful and effective product labelling; Or. en 37
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
39 7a. Underlines the need to ensure universal access to fast broadband and telecoms network, and broad access to goods and services online, including by removing distribution restrictions, tacking geographic segmentation and developing electronic payment services;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that, even though there are more and more internet users, not all consumers have the opportunity or ability to use the internet, and therefore stresses the importance of different service models such as personal service;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the need to provide better protection for vulnerable consumer groups, such as children and the elderly; points out that children are exposed to extensive advertising even though they have no possibilityknow-how to make informed choices;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
57 14. Stresses the urgent need to increase the general standardlevel of safety of consumer products in the EU, as consumers are confrontexposed daily with cocktails of chemicals which are carcinogenic or, disruptive to the hormonal system or of similar concern, and to update current methods of risk assessment and risk management taking into account the effects of chemicals; underlines that there is a need to regulate chemical usage in consumer products on a European level;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to provide further studies on the health and safety risks of parabens and nanomaterials;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
61 16. Urges the Commission, as regards food safety, to address as a matter of priority the challenge of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and to tackle the non-medical use of antibiotics in the meat and fish industry;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for targeted research funding in order to make for better consumer protection, given that project and research funding often does not cover the cost of scientific research; points out that, besides providing funding, it is also important to take into account the views of consumers and households in EU research programmes; EU funding should be consumer oriented with more budget set aside to assess safety and benefits of new technologies;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
76 23. Calls on the Commission to include a consumer affordability perspective in the Consumer Agenda and to stress the importance of a more social Europe where welfare services are financed on the basis of solidarity; highlights social sustainability and importance of accessibility in order to make sure that also the elderly and people with disabilities can access the essential products and services they need;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States, food industry and other stakeholders to do their utmost to reduce food waste and thereby consumers' carbon footprint for example by offering variation in food package size and taking better into account single households;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to help the ECC-net and the CPC network to increase cooperation and to use all forms of media to make consumers more aware of their work and build up their capacity to communicate better with consumers and traders;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for more accessible and more effective redress mechanisms, such as alternative dispute resolution, collective redress or online dispute resolution, to empower consumers throughout the EU; notes with concern that the current lack of compensation is a major loophole in the legal system as it allows for illegal profit to be retained by traders;