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AMENDMENTS 129 - 159 - Draft report with recommendations to the Commission on the governance for the single market
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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DRAFT REPORT on a new policy agenda for European consumers
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón

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OPINION on the Energy Roadmap 2050, a future with energy
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Olle Schmidt

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EU shoppers who have disputes with traders over goods and services may no longer need to go to court to settle them, thanks to a deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators. The deal, on two laws to protect online and cross-border shoppers, aims to give easy access to fast, cheap and fair ways of settling disputes.
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Monday 17 December (15.30 - 19.00) and Tuesday 18 December (09.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30) in ASP 3G3. Find here the Order of Business.

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On 17 December PM Members will consider the draft report of Vicente Garcés Ramón on a new agenda for European Consumer Policy. Ensure safe food, health and product safety, lower inequalities between consumers in Europe, contribute to a low carbon economy and protect children from advertising should be priorities in the Consumer Agenda.

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Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 21 - Draft opinion on the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: First Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application of Directive 2010/13/EU 'Audiovisual Media Service Directive' Audiovisual Media Services and Connected Devices: Past and Future Perspectives
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Monday 17 December (15.30 - 19.00) and Tuesday 18 December (09.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30) in ASP 3G3. Find here the Order of Business.

► Newsletter: Issue 37: December 2012 - Previous issues
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- State of the Art Mobile Internet Connectivity and its Impact on e-Commerce

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Alternative dispute resolution schemes usually use a third party such as an arbitrator, mediator or an ombudsman to help the consumer and the trader to reach a solution in case of a dispute. Their advantage is offering more flexibility than going to court and better meeting the needs of both consumers and professionals. Compared to a court case these schemes are cheaper, quicker and more informal.

In view of the fact that these out-of-court mechanisms have been developed differently across the European Union and that consumers often refrain from cross-border purchases because of uncertainty about who to turn to in case of a problem with a foreign trader, the need for regulatory action at the European level was identified.

IMCO is currently working on two legislative proposals related to alternative dispute resolution (ADR): a Directive on ADR that aims to ensure that quality out-of-court entities exist to deal with any contractual dispute between a consumer and a business, and a Regulation on online dispute resolution (ODR) that would establishing a European ODR platform offering a single point of entry to those who seek to resolve a dispute which has arisen from a cross-border e-commerce transaction.

Rapporteurs: ADR Louis Grech (S&D), ODR Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (EPP)

Shadows rapporteurs: ADR Hans-Peter Mayer (EPP), ODR Mitro Repo (S&D), ADR/ODR Robert Rochefort (ALDE), ADR/ODR Heide Rühle (Greens/EFA), ADR/ODR Ashley Fox (ECR), ADR Denis de Jong (GUE/NGL), ODR Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (GUE/NGL), ADR/ODR Matteo Salvini (EDF)

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 22 - Draft opinion on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy 2011
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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At their Plenary in December, Members debated and voted on the own INI report of Pablo Arias Echeverría on Completing the digital single market. The report focuses inter alia on the new Single Market Act II and the equal access to the Digital Single Market.

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Pablo Arias Echeverría (EPP-ES)
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EP resolution
E-commerce: "We cannot afford the luxury of having a fragmented market"

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Alternative and online Dispute Resolution

Members will vote on 18 December AM on the outcome of the trialogues on the legislative reports on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes (Directive on consumer ADR - Louis Grech) and online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (Regulation on consumer ODR - Thun und Hoenstein).

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Louis Grech (MT- S&D)
Roza Thun Und Hohenstein
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On 17 December Members considered the draft report of Vicente Garcés Ramón on a new agenda for European Consumer Policy. Ensure safe food, health and product safety, lower inequalities between consumers in Europe, contribute to a low carbon economy and protect children from advertising should be priorities in the Consumer Agenda.

Further information
Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón
Procedure file

Monday 17 December (15.30 - 19.00) and Tuesday 18 December (09.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30) in ASP 3G3. Find here the Order of Business.

► Newsletter: Issue 37: December 2012 - Previous issues
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- State of the Art Mobile Internet Connectivity and its Impact on e-Commerce

- Reforming the Data Protection Package

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Outcome of Trilogues

Members endorsed on 18 December, by 35-4-0, the outcome of the trialogues on the legislative reports on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes (Directive on consumer ADR - Louis Grech) and online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (Regulation on consumer ODR - Thun und Hoenstein).

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Louis Grech (MT- S&D)
Roza Thun Und Hohenstein
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Public procurement contracts should go to the most "advantageous" bidder, assessed on environmental or social criteria, not just the lowest one, said Internal Market MEPs voting on new EU rules on Tuesday. MEPs also improved an optional "innovation" provision, to enable bidders to suggest how best to meet specifications set out in the contract.
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Amendments 129 - 159 - The Governance of the single market - PE 501.938v01-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Draft report - A new agenda for European Consumer Policy - PE 500.621v01-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Opinion - The Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy - PE 496.509v02-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Press release - Deal on rapid redress for disappointed shoppers - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Latest news - The next Committee Meeting will be held on: - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Highlights - A new agenda for European Consumer Policy - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Amendments 1 - 21 - Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive - PE 500.650v01-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Latest news - The next Committee Meeting will be held on: - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Publications - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Subject files - Alternative dispute resolution and Online dispute resolution - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Amendments 1 - 22 - Annual report on competition policy - PE 500.640v01-00 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Newsletters - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Highlights - Plenary debate and vote on Completing the digital single market - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Highlights - Vote on the outcome of the trialogues on alternative and online dispute resolutions - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Video of a committee meeting - Monday, 17 December 2012 - 15:36 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Highlights - A new agenda for European Consumer Policy - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Latest news - The next Committee Meeting will be held on: - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Highlights - Vote on the outcome of the trialogues on alternative and online dispute resolutions - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Video of a committee meeting - Tuesday, 18 December 2012 - 09:10 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Press release - Towards greener and more responsible public procurement - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection