The following Resolutions were discussed and approved during the Annual General Meeting of the Association for Consumer Rights on 12 March 2016: Dangers from Some Nailpolish on the Market Investing in a Digital Strategy for Health Care in Malta Tatoos and Regulating dangerous tattoo inks The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement and…
Association for Consumer Rights, AGM 2016
The AGM of the Association for Consumer Rights was held on 12 March 2016. The full annual report for the AGM can be accessed here. The presentation can be viewed here.
Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions – “Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business” INT/773. See the Commission Communication (COM(2015) 550 final) here.
Fighting poverty
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on “Fighting poverty“- SOC/530.
Prompt action to deal with the risk of bowel cancer from processed meat
The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) strongly believes that the findings of the France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which is part of the World Health Organisation (WHO). experts that processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease cannot be taken…
Cosmetics…Enhancing a woman’s natural beauty – Facts I should know when applying cosmetics
A talk on Market Surveillance on Cosmetic Products, entitled “Cosmetics…Enhancing a woman’s natural beauty – Facts I should know when applying cosmetics” was given on Thursday 22 October 2015 at the National Council of Women Centre by Shirley Mifsud BSc Hons, DipSM Access the presentation here About the speaker: Shirley Mifsud Graduated in BSc Hons Biology and Chemistry. She has…
Addressing Public Transport – an immediate priority
The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) is very concerned with the situation of public transport and traffic problems and would like to make the following comments regarding “Traffic Management” . Read more
ACR Pre Budget Proposals 2016
See more information on the ACR Pre Budget Proposals 2016.
Strengthening the Pension System in Malta
A Strategy for an Adequate and Sustainable Maltese Pension System (Consultation document). Comments and recommendations by the Association for Consumer Rights Malta (ACR)
ACR Resolutions 2015
The following Resolutions were approved during the ACR AGM held on 14 March 2015: 1. Developing Services to the Family 2. Consumer protection and household indebtedness 3. Raising awareness on button battery safety 4. Transatlantic Talks: Challenges for Farmers and Consumers 5. Online gambling: principles to ensure effective protection of consumers 6. Strategy for…