Video of a committee meeting - Tuesday, 17 December 2013 - 09:05 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

December 17, 2013, 5:30 am

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December 18, 2013, 3:42 am

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On 17 December, Members voted on the report by 32 votes in favour, 1 against, 0 abstentions. The committee also unanimously (31 votes in favour) gave a green light to start informal negotiations with the Council on the amended draft directive with a view to reaching agreement at first reading. The trialogues are expected to take place in early January – February 2014, whereas the Council negotiation mandate has already been adopted.

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December 18, 2013, 5:10 am

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The Committee adopted the amendments to this Directive with 32 votes in favour, 0 against and 0 abstentions. The amendments seek to ensure that consumers are not misled or exposed to aggressive marketing, thus enabling them to make informed and meaningful choices. Following the expiry of the transposition deadline (12 December 2007), previous Parliament resolutions on that matter, and two Commission documents (Report and Communication) published in March 2013, this report makes a broad assessment of the state of UCPD implementation.

 

The final report calls on the Member States to fully implement the Directive and apply the rules properly in order to protect consumers from misleading advertising or aggressive marketing. The Committee insisted inter alia that adequate penalties should be imposed on companies, that dialogue between authorities and consumer associations is held, that surveillance actions of the Commission ('sweeps') should be strengthened, and that the guidance document is updated regularly in order to reflect new practices appearing on the market.

 

 

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Robert Rochefort (ALDE - FR)
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December 18, 2013, 5:25 am

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Members adopted unanimously the draft report of MEP Pablo Arias Echeverria on an integrated market for parcel delivery. The draft report reiterates the importance of delivery for the growth of e-Commerce in Europe. It stresses that the delivery market is experiencing rapid changes, with new services emerging and new players entering the market, arguing that therefore, regulatory measures would be premature. The report then puts forward a number of concrete measures, centred around four priority areas to improve the market for parcel delivery in the EU: (1) Putting consumer interests at the heart of the delivery process; (2) Creating a level playing field for SMEs, (3) Towards innovative, interoperable solutions; (4) Monitoring market developments and improving regulatory oversight. The non-legislative resolution is scheduled for a plenary vote in February 2014.

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Pablo Arias Echeverria (EPP - ES)
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December 18, 2013, 6:40 am

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The Rapporteur presented the key elements of his draft report. He is in favour of full harmonisation of national laws with limited exceptions to avoid lowering the level of consumer protection in certain Member States. Furthermore, he believes it is essential to clarify the scope and the definitions of the Directive. More particularly, the Rapporteur suggested not to consider as a package those combinations of services where the additional (e.g. cultural) service is to be considered only 'ancillary' to a transport service; to replace the notion of 'assisted travel arrangements' with 'linked travel arrangements'; and to define business travel - excluded from the scope of the Directive - as those contracts concluded under the umbrella of a framework contract between a travel agent and businesses. Moreover, he mentioned the need for targeted pre-contractual information, the introduction of a limited right of withdrawal, the capping of potential price fluctuations and the provision of comprehensive bankruptcy protection and liability, irrespective of fault.

 

The Shadow Rapporteurs were generally supportive of the draft report, however they were critical as regards the precise level of harmonisation to be achieved and expressed concern with regard to the level of legal clarity of the Rapporteur's proposals for redefining the scope of the Directive. That concern was shared by the Commission regarding the proposed exclusion of so-called 'ancillary services' from the scope of the Directive. As regards the level of harmonisation, the Commission declared it is aiming for a set of rules as uniform as possible across the Union, to avoid a lowering of consumer protection.

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Thursday 9 January 2014 (09.00 - 12.30) in ASP 5G3. Find here the draft agenda.

 

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December 19, 2013, 4:17 am

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Mobile phone manufacturers will be obliged to provide a common battery charger in order to cut cost and waste. The common charger is part of a provisional deal on radio equipment rules struck by MEPs and the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of Ministers on Thursday. Agreement was also reached on cutting red tape and more robust market surveillance.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 156 - Draft report Consumer Protection - Protection of Consumers in Utilities Services
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 60 - Draft report on the application of Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices
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AMENDMENTS 19 - 91 - Draft opinion on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions
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Merry Christmas

 

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happy New Year

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December 23, 2013, 7:40 am

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The IMCO Committee is currently considering the Commission's proposal on electronic invoicing ('e-invoicing') in public procurement. This complements the package for the modernisation of the EU public procurement rules, adopted by IMCO and scheduled for a vote in plenary in January 2014. Public procurement is the process used by government institutions, public sector organisations and certain undertakings in the utilities sectors to buy supplies, services and public works. Such expenditure is a significant and influential component of the economy.

 

The procurement package strengthens the rules for electronic procurement, making its use mandatory at the latest 54 months after the entry into force of the revised instruments. Moving towards more efficient paperless procedures is expected to yield great benefits. However, the package does not cover the 'post-award' stage of invoicing, because it is not procurement-specific. The present initiative seeks to fill this gap, as e-invoicing in particular is expected to generate tangible financial savings for government and suppliers, and to promote digital business transactions throughout the EU. At the same time, great care needs to be taken to ensure there are no interoperability barriers to cross-border trade.

 

The European Commission presented its proposal and the Impact Assessment to the IMCO Members on 30 September 2013. The first exchange of views has taken place on 4 November 2013. The consideration of amendments is expected in December 2013.

 

Rapporteur: Birgit Collin-Langen (EPP)

 

Shadow rapporteurs: Marc Tarabella (S&D), Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE), Heide Rühle (Greens), Malcolm Harbour (ECR), - (GUE), Matteo Salvini (EFD)

 

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Opinion - Community trade mark - PE 516.700v03-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

January 7, 2014, 6:55 am

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark
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Regina Bastos

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air
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Hans-Peter Mayer

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OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts with basic features
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Evelyne Gebhardt

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January 7, 2014, 10:25 am

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OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
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Sergio Gaetano Cofferati

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Report - Consumer programme 2014-2020 - A7-0214/2012 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

January 7, 2014, 12:10 pm

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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a consumer programme 2014-2020
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Robert Rochefort

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