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Wednesday 29 May (09.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30) and Thursday 30 May (09.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30) in ASP 3G3. Find here the draft agenda and here the Order of business.

 

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May 28, 2013, 7:40 am

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The European Commission has presented numerous initiatives over the past three years to promote the digital single market and to exploit the growth opportunities offered by the digital economy.  Important progress has been made in this regard. However, it is also clear that the digital single market is far from complete. Business and consumers continue to face significant barriers that prevent them from reaping the full potential benefits it has to offer.

This is why the IMCO Committee has set up a working group on the Digital Single Market and on e-Commerce, which in 2013 will start its third round of meetings in order to identify key remaining barriers and priority areas, where further action is needed as a matter of urgency. The working group will gather input on the strategic direction that should be taken and will put this forward as a contribution to a possible Single Market Act III on the Digital Single Market. To ensure timely input, a series of meetings will be held throughout the first half of 2013, leading to the adoption of conclusions by IMCO in July 2013.

 

Working Group Coordinator: Pablo Arias Echeverría (EPP)

 

Honorary Members: Malcolm Harbour, Chair of IMCO (ECR), Louis Grech, Vice-Chair of IMCO (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen, Vice-Chair of IMCO (EPP)

 

Regular Members: Antonio Correia de Campos (S&D), Martin Lokkegaard (ALDE), Christian Engstrom (Greens), Emma McClarkin (ECR), Dennis De Jong (GUE), Matteo Salvini (EFD)

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Highlights - Pyrotechnic articles on 22 May in Plenary - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 28, 2013, 11:40 pm

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On 22 May, the Rapporteur on the NLF alignment package, Ms. Zuzana Roithová, presented the first of the nine directives in the package to the plenary. The negotiations with the Council on the proposal for a directive on pyrotechnic articles have been concluded ahead of the remaining proposals in order to avoid a legal limbo concerning airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners.

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Zuzana Roithova
Procedure file

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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 29 May 2013 - 09:09 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 29, 2013, 6:48 am

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May 29, 2013, 11:41 am

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The European Commission has presented numerous initiatives over the past three years to promote the digital single market and to exploit the growth opportunities offered by the digital economy.  Important progress has been made in this regard. However, it is also clear that the digital single market is far from complete. Business and consumers continue to face significant barriers that prevent them from reaping the full potential benefits it has to offer.

This is why the IMCO Committee has set up a working group on the Digital Single Market and on e-Commerce, which in 2013 will start its third round of meetings in order to identify key remaining barriers and priority areas, where further action is needed as a matter of urgency. The working group will gather input on the strategic direction that should be taken and will put this forward as a contribution to a possible Single Market Act III on the Digital Single Market. To ensure timely input, a series of meetings will be held throughout the first half of 2013, leading to the adoption of conclusions by IMCO in July 2013.

 

Working Group Coordinator: Pablo Arias Echeverría (EPP)

 

Honorary Members: Malcolm Harbour, Chair of IMCO (ECR), Louis Grech, Vice-Chair of IMCO (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen, Vice-Chair of IMCO (EPP)

 

Regular Members: Antonio Correia de Campos (S&D), Martin Lokkegaard (ALDE), Christian Engstrom (Greens), Emma McClarkin (ECR), Dennis De Jong (GUE), Matteo Salvini (EFD)

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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 29 May 2013 - 15:07 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 30, 2013, 1:27 am

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Hearings - Safe Products and a Fair Market: Challenges and Opportunities - 29-05-2013 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 30, 2013, 5:10 am

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Programme

Draft programme

Presentations

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Jean-Philippe Montfort (Mayer Brown)

PowerPoint presentation: Ms Emilie Prouzet (EuroCommerce)

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Stephen Russell (ANEC)

Raising standards for Consumers - Mr Stephen Russell (ANEC)

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Paul Van den Braak (BUSINESSEUROPE)

PowerPoint presentation: Ms Alexandra Schleier (EEIA)

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Andrea Voigt (EPEE)

Position papers

BUSINESSEUROPE’s views on the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package

Orgalime Comments on the Commission Proposal on Market Surveillance of Products

Orgalime Comments on the Commission Proposal for a Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package

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Draft report - Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites - PE 513.011v01-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 30, 2013, 5:40 am

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DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

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On 30 May AM, Members adopted by 32 votes in favour - 3 against and 0 abstentions the own-INI report on online gambling.

Further information
Ashley Fox (ECR)
Procedure file

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Subject files - Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 30, 2013, 5:55 am

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On 13 February 2013 the European Commission adopted a comprehensive package on Product Safety and Market Surveillance in order to improve safety of consumer products, in particular by strengthening product identification and traceability, and to simplify and improve the framework of market surveillance of products, particularly by eliminating currently existing overlaps and inconsistencies. The package, which is a key action of the Single Market Act II, consists of two legislative initiatives: a proposal for a new Regulation on Consumer Product Safety and a proposal for a single Regulation on Market Surveillance of Products, as well as complimentary non-legislative measures, in particular multi-annual plan for market surveillance setting out 20 actions to be implemented until 2015 to make progress in market surveillance.

 

Two legislative proposals and the accompanying impact assessment have been presented in IMCO Committee on 7 May 2013 and Members held a first exchange of view at the same day. The Committee is organizing a hearing on the subject entitled "Safe Products and a Fair Market: Challenges and Opportunities" on the 29 May 2013.

 

Rapporteur for the Regulation on Consumer Product Safety: Christel Schaldemose (S&D)

 

Shadow Rapporteurs: Raffaele Baldassarre (EPP), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Ashley Fox (ECR).

 

Rapporteur for the Regulation on Market Surveillance of Products: Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP)

 

Shadow Rapporteurs: Christel Schaldemose (S&D), Cristian Silviu Buşoi (ALDE), Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), Ashley Fox (ECR).

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May 30, 2013, 9:56 am

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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 30 May 2013 - 15:06 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 31, 2013, 12:35 am

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May 31, 2013, 1:40 am

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The Commissioner-designate Neven Mimica is invited to a hearing before the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, in association with the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Members will have the opportunity to evaluate Mr Mimica on the basis of his general competence, European commitment and personal independence. They will assess his knowledge of his prospective portfolio and his priorities in this area. The hearing will take place on 04.06.13, from 09.30 to 12.30 in room JAN 4Q2 and will be webstreamed.

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Highlights - Product Safety, Market Surveillance Package: Impact Assessment Note - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

May 31, 2013, 3:10 am

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This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment accompanying the proposals within the Product Safety and Market Surveillance legislative package. These proposals aim to address what is generally described as ‘the existence of unsafe and non-compliant products circulating in the internal market’.

Further information
Impact Assessment note

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May 31, 2013, 3:10 am

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Programme

Draft programme

Presentations

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Jean-Philippe Montfort (Mayer Brown)

PowerPoint presentation: Ms Emilie Prouzet (EuroCommerce)

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Stephen Russell (ANEC)

Raising standards for Consumers - Mr Stephen Russell (ANEC)

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Paul Van den Braak (BUSINESSEUROPE)

PowerPoint presentation: Ms Alexandra Schleier (Orgalime)

PowerPoint presentation: Mr Andrea Voigt (EPEE)

Position papers

BUSINESSEUROPE’s views on the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package

Orgalime Comments on the Commission Proposal on Market Surveillance of Products

Orgalime Comments on the Commission Proposal for a Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package

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Opinion - Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges - PE 507.984v02-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

June 3, 2013, 12:40 am

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OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Antonyia Parvanova

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Notice to members - Report on the IMCO Delegation to Lithuania, 28-30 April 2013 - PE 510.568v01-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

June 3, 2013, 2:55 am

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS - Report on the IMCO Delegation to Lithuania, 28-30 April 2013
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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June 3, 2013, 10:10 am

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The European Commission has presented numerous initiatives over the past three years to promote the digital single market and to exploit the growth opportunities offered by the digital economy.  Important progress has been made in this regard. However, it is also clear that the digital single market is far from complete. Business and consumers continue to face significant barriers that prevent them from reaping the full potential benefits it has to offer.

This is why the IMCO Committee has set up a working group on the Digital Single Market and on e-Commerce, which in 2013 will start its third round of meetings in order to identify key remaining barriers and priority areas, where further action is needed as a matter of urgency. The working group will gather input on the strategic direction that should be taken and will put this forward as a contribution to a possible Single Market Act III on the Digital Single Market. To ensure timely input, a series of meetings will be held throughout the first half of 2013, leading to the adoption of conclusions by IMCO in July 2013.

 

Working Group Coordinator: Pablo Arias Echeverría (EPP)

 

Honorary Members: Malcolm Harbour, Chair of IMCO (ECR), Louis Grech, Vice-Chair of IMCO (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen, Vice-Chair of IMCO (EPP)

 

Regular Members: Antonio Correia de Campos (S&D), Martin Lokkegaard (ALDE), Christian Engstrom (Greens), Emma McClarkin (ECR), Dennis De Jong (GUE), Matteo Salvini (EFD)

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Opinion - Making the internal energy market work - PE 507.948v02-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

June 4, 2013, 12:55 am

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OPINION Making the internal energy market work
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
António Fernando Correia de Campos

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Report - Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights - A7-0185/2013 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

June 4, 2013, 4:10 am

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RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Jürgen Creutzmann

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