Consumer rights in the News
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European Consumer Summit 2013
Towards a more efficient enforcement of EU Consumer Rights
The main emphasis of the European Consumer Summit 2013 is on enforcement of consumer
legislation. Enforcement is about giving in practice the rights European consumers have on
paper.
The EU has developed over the years a solid set of consumer rules that the entry into force of
the Consumer Rights Directive1 in 2014 will further strengthen. However this impressive
« consumer acquis » is currently not delivering as expected for consumers. Read More
Towards a more efficient enforcement of EU Consumer Rights
The main emphasis of the European Consumer Summit 2013 is on enforcement of consumer
legislation. Enforcement is about giving in practice the rights European consumers have on
paper.
The EU has developed over the years a solid set of consumer rules that the entry into force of
the Consumer Rights Directive1 in 2014 will further strengthen. However this impressive
« consumer acquis » is currently not delivering as expected for consumers. Read More
The Consumers and Environment and the Farmers categories held a joint meeting at the EESC on Wednesday 5 June 2013 on the general subject Restoring confidence in the food chain by making it more transparent, structured as follows: Read More
The credit crunch and shrinking savings: how to break the vicious circle to kick-start recovery?"
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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and packaging waste to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags
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MCCAA Seminar on Mobile Telephony Friday 14 March 2014
The Malta Competition and Consumeer Affairs Authority, (MCCAA) organised a half-day Seminar on the 14 March between 8.30 and 13.00 at the Mediterranean Coonference Centre, Valletta, entitled ‘ Do you know what the contract of your mobile phone contains ?’ ‘Taf x’fih il-kuntratt tal-mowbajl tieghek jew anqas biss qrqjtu? |
Keeping European consumers safe is the mission of the European Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products (RAPEX).
The RAPEX system ensures that information about dangerous products is quickly shared between all EU market surveillance authorities and therefore protective measures can be taken in those countries where such products are found. Read More |
