Belgian Presidency paves way for consumer rights deal

EurActiv reports that EU Ministers meeting at an EU Competitiveness Council on the 10 December 2010 backed compromise proposals tabled by the Belgian EU Presidency aimed at drawing up 'common consumer rights' across the European Union and bringing together existing EU legislation into a single Consumer Rights Directive.

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Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/10/339: Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space), Brussels, 10.12.10 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/intm/118426.pdf

BEUC: Press Release: PR/2010/028 (10.12.10): Council pulls handbrake on Consumer Rights Directive http://www.beuc.org/BEUCNoFrame/Docs/7/BBNKJOPBKKJCDFNNDAGHMNEOPDWD9DB3TY9DW3571KM/BEUC/docs/DLS/2010-00771-01-E.pdf

EURLEX: COM(2008)614: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52008PC0614:EN:NOT

European Commission: DG Health and Consumers: Consujmer Affairs: Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/rights/cons_acquis_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Parliament starts debate on Consumer Rights Directive http://www.europeansources.info/record/parliament-starts-debate-on-consumer-rights-directive/

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

Council of the European Union: General Secretariat: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer rights: General Approach, December 2010 http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/10/st16/st16933.en10.pdf

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