| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2016) 283 final (25.5.16) |
| Publication Date | 25/05/2016 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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Regulation 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for enforcement of consumer protection laws (the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation, hereinafter the "CPC Regulation") provides that the Commission shall assess the effectiveness and the operational mechanisms of this Regulation and thoroughly examine the possible inclusion in the Annex of the Regulation of additional laws that protect consumers' interests. Following this assessment, the Commission shall, where appropriate, make a legislative proposal to change the Regulation. Starting in 2012, the Commission completed an external evaluation of the functioning of the CPC Regulation. This was followed by a public consultation (2013-2014), the 2013 Consumer Summit, two biennial reports in 2009 and 2012 and the 2014 Commission Report on the functioning of the CPC Regulation. An impact assessment was completed in 2015 to assess the need for a legislative proposal. The Commission also procured legal and economic studies to support the evaluation of the CPC Regulation. Originally due by the end of 2014, the conclusion of this revision was postponed to also take into account the political priorities of the current Commission. The Digital Single Market Strategy adopted by the Commission on 6 May 2015 announced that the Commission will submit a proposal for the revision of the CPC Regulation in order to develop more efficient cooperation mechanisms among national authorities in charge of the enforcement of EU consumer legislation. The Single Market Strategy adopted by the Commission on 28 October 2015 further reiterated that the Commission will improve the enforcement of Union consumer law by national authorities through the reform of the CPC Regulation. The Commission Report under Article 21a of the CPC Regulation, taking into account the impact assessment report completed in 2015, presents the results of the assessment of the effectiveness and operational mechanisms of the CPC Regulation. It concludes that the current Regulation needs to be replaced to respond to the challenges of the digital economy and the development of cross-border retail trade in the EU. The report is adopted together with the Commission's proposal for a Regulation that will replace the current CPC Regulation. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2016:283:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
