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Contracts for the supply of digital content and Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods

On 5 September, the European Commission will present the preliminary results of the REFIT exercise on consumer and marketing law, in particular in relation to the Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive and the question as to whether the scope of the proposal on contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods (Rapporteur: Pascal Arimont, EPP) could/should be extended to face-to-face sales.

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Procedure file

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5 September 2016
     JAAKONSAARI - budgetary amendments : 2017 Budgetary Procedure : [EN]
     JAAKONSAARI - General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 - all sections : [EN]
13-14 July 2016 -
     FORD - Firearms Directive : [EN]
     KALLAS - Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions : [EN]
     GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO - Green Paper on Retail Financial Services : [EN]
     VAN BOSSUYT - Aviation Strategy for Europe : [EN]
14 June 2016
     FORD - Prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading : [EN]
     JAAKONSAARI - Mandate for trilogue on the 2017 draft budget : [EN]
24 May 2016
     ANDERSON: Report on the application of the Postal Services Directive : [EN]
     JAAKONSAARI: Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (Budget 2017) : [EN]
21 April 2016
     COMI - The SIngle Market Strategy : [EN]
     TREBESIUS - Virtual currencies : [EN]
     CZESAK - Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain : [EN]
     CHARANZOVA - A new forward-looking and innovative furutre strategy on trade and investment : [EN]
     DALTON - Non-tariff barriers in the Single Market : [EN]
     JUVIN/FORD - Commission Delegated Regulation... transitional rules for certain provisions of the Union Customs Code... : [EN]
15 March 2016
     KALLAS - Delivering a new deal for energy consumers : [EN]
     JAAKONSAARI - Mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations: accession of Croatia to the Convention of 18 December 1997 : [EN]
25 January 2016
     STIHLER - Single Market Governance for the European Semester 2016 : [EN]

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Vote of 5 September 2016
Votes of 13-14 July 2016
Vote of 14 June 2016
Vote of 24 May 2016
Vote of 21 April 2016
Vote of 15 March 2016
Votes of 25 January 2016
Votes of 14 January 2016

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The next Committee Meeting will be held on Monday 26 September (15.00 - 18.30) in room Altiero Spinelli (3E2).

Since 1 July 2014, IMCO is a paperless committee. All documents will be available in the "Meeting documents" section (see links below).

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Voting lists
Timetables for dossiers
Roll call votes

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On 5 September, the European Commission presented the preliminary results of the REFIT exercise on consumer and marketing law, in particular in relation to the Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive and the question as to whether the scope of the proposal on contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods could/should be extended to face-to-face sales.

Further information
Procedure file

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IMCO debate on Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons

IMCO committee gave on 5th September 2016 the green light for the opening of the negotiations with the EU Council on the Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (revision of the Firearms Directive) by 24 votes for, 3 against and 5 abstentions. The trilogues are due to start at the end of September.

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Subject file

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Proceedings of the 8th Meeting of the IMCO
Working Group on the Digital Single Market

This report summarizes the discussion during the 8th Meeting of the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market. It explains an exchange of views between MEPs, the European Commission and experts on the topic of boosting e-commerce and combating consumer discrimination in the Digital Single Market. The proceedings were prepared by Policy Department A for the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee.

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Proceedings of the 8th meeting of the working group on DSM

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On 18.11.2015, the EC adopted a legislative proposal for amending the 91/477 Directive on Firearms, together with the overdue evaluation report and Implementing Regulation on deactivation. Among others, the EC proposal contains stricter rules to ban certain semi-automatic firearms and for the online acquisition of firearms; includes museums and collectors in the scope of the Directive; amends the authorisation conditions for acquiring and possessing a firearm (e.g. provision of a medical test).

It also proposes common rules on marking of firearms for traceability purposes and strengthens the exchange of information between MS.

The proposal lacks an Impact Assessment. As mentioned in an implementation appraisal published by EPRS, "the revision of the Directive was initially included in the Commission Work Programme 2016 (Annex I, item 17). Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, the publication of the Commission proposal was brought forward..." together with the Implementing Regulation on deactivation standards.

The Directive was reviewed in 2008 (IMCO Rapp.: G. Kallenbach/ Greens) and foresaw that the EC would submit an evaluation report by 28.07.2015 on the situation resulting from the application of the Directive, together with any appropriate proposals.

Rapporteur: V. FORD
Shadow Rapporteurs: A.M. CORAZZA BILDT (EPP), S. COFFERATI (S&D), D. CHARANZOVÁ (ALDE), J. MASTALKA (GUE/NGL), P. DURAND (Greens/EFA), R. IWASZKIEWICZ (EFDD), M.TROSZCZYNSKI (ENF)

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Procedure file

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Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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The European Commission presented the preliminary results concerning the REFIT exercise on consumer law, in particular in relation to the Consumer Sales and Guarantees Directive and the question whether the scope of the proposal on online and other distance sales of goods could/should be extended to face-to-face sales of goods.

During the past months, the EC has gathered data from consumers and businesses through questionnaires inquiring about their expectations as regards guarantee periods and remedies available in case of lack of conformity.
Following an analysis of the data, the Commission was able to answer the question on the possible widening of the scope of the Sales of Goods Proposal to cover also face-to-face sales in the affirmative, leaving it however to the MEPs to table the necessary amendments to that effect.

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Procedure file

OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Liisa Jaakonsaari

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 63 - Draft opinion on the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Daniel Dalton

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 67 - Draft opinion Civil Law Rules on Robotics
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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The workshop on fertilizing products will discuss the balance between the proposed regulation and the needs of all market participants as well as general obligations for economic operators. Participants will discuss state of play and possible implications of the proposal to achieve the right balance on European market for fertilizing products through the new regulatory framework. The workshop is organised by the Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Policy for the IMCO Committee.

Location : tbc

AMENDMENTS 1 - 96 - Draft opinion European Defence Union
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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