COFACE reaction to New Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 COFACE Families Europe and its COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families welcome the adoption by the European Commission of the European Disability Rights Strategy 2021-2030 (EDRS), and the leadership taken by the European Commission, and Commissioner…
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AGM 2020 Resolution – Reducing the number of accidents from the use of domestic appliances
The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) during the AGM 2020 approved a Resolution on Reducing the number of accidents from the use of Domestic Appliances Justification The aim of the resolution is : to reduce number of accidents from use of domestic appliances & their severity to encourage the environmental & performance aspects of…
ANEC Newsletter – ISSUE 8 – October 2017
•Action Plan on “Harmonised Standards” •New market surveillance actions •Full web-accessibility ahead •ANEC scores on standard for moveable goal posts •ANEC concerns shared by US FDA •“Cities set standards to become smarter and more sustainable” •#WatchOut! •EC Working Group on Gas Appliances •European Fire Information Exchange Platform (FIEP) •EP report on cross-border parcel delivery…
Public Consultation on the rules on liability of the producer for damage caused by a defective product
Evaluation of Council Directive 85/374/EEC on the liability for defective products. The aim of this public consultation is to collect stakeholders’ feedback on the application and performance of the Directive on liability for defective products. In particular: whether and to what extent the Directive meets its objectives of guaranteeing at EU level the liability…
Useful links
AMIE Project The European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors http://www.women.org.mt/index.php/projects-16/past-projects/amie ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation http://www.anec.eu/anec.asp BEUC The European Consumer Organisation http://www.beuc.eu/ Business and Professional Women – BPW Valletta Malta http://www.bpw-europe.org/countries?id=233 CEDEFOP – EUropean Centre for the Development of Vocational Training http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en Din l-Art Ħelwa, National Trust of Malta http://dinlarthelwa.org/ EIGE – European…
Consumer means of redress
The European Consumer Centre Malta in collaboration with the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority organised a seminar regarding Consumer Means of Redress on 10th November 2016 at Le Meridien Hotel & SPA St. Julians. Lina Caruana, ACR Executive Committee Member, gave a presentation “Is Consumer Law Still Adequate For its Purpose? Can Challenges Be Resolved? Can Improvement Be Achieved?”….
Following the request from the President of the European Commission to the EESC for a contribution to the consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights (“EPSR”), the Committee engaged in broad civil society consultations in the 28 Member States. In total, some 116 EESC Members and close to 1800 other representatives…
The gradual erosion of the purchasing power of all consumers in general have made it necessary to review the standard commercial market practices The rate of effectiveness depends on law enforcement measures and the ease of access to redress and how far the consumer is in a position to go to Court…
Information requirements for online platforms – There is the need for specific obligations for online platforms to inform consumers about the information they present to the consumer. At EU level the European Institutions should ensure more effective implementation of the single market rules, especially concerning product safety and market surveillance
Digitisation and Industry 4.0 profoundly affect business models and the entire context in which companies currently operate. Awareness building and a common sense of purpose among all stakeholders are paramount: in addition to business, this means social partners at all levels, academia, research institutes, regional and local public actors, the education sector and consumers. You…