Brussels hosted last 18-19 March the 2013 European Consumer Summit, which focused on the legal framework governing consumer rights in the European Union (EU).
At the behest of the group chair, together with the European Consumer’s Organisation (BEUC) and Eurocommerce, ANACOM presented conclusions from the report by the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Comparison Tools (MSDCT) group of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) of the European Commission (EC).
The following additional panels were also in place at this summit meeting: i) presentation of conclusions from the report on Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Environmental Claims; ii) challenges and opportunities for development of legal powers at EU level for relevant issues; and iii) construction of a consumer-friendly internal market.
Workshops were also held, devoted to the following subjects: i) e-enforcement; ii) building the EU enforcement capacity; iii) marketing of guarantees; iv) safe products for Europe; and v) enforcement in tandem.
The EC plans to launch by the end of the first half of 2013 an online public consultation concerning cooperation regulation in the scope of consumer protection. In the consumer rights context it will also begin studies associated to legal issues and impact analyses.
