Commission backs down on consumer rights harmonisation

EurActiv reports that the European Commission has agreed April 2010 that full harmonisation of consumer rights in Europe is no longer an option after opposition was applied by EU governments and lawmakers in the European Parliament.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-directive-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-consumer-rights/

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Consumer rights http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?id=569943

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