The Consumer Affairs Committee takes the lead in monitoring and influencing several consumer-related issues on the EU's agenda. All initiatives share the goal of creating effective and expedient measures to defend and promote the interests of the consumer and to address the fundamental issue of consumer confidence. The committee aims at creating a harmonised balance between industry and the consumer to share the same goal.
Consumer rights
Consumers at the heart of business
Unfair commercial practices
Data privacy and protection (lead by the Digital Economy Committee)
Collective redress (lead by the Legal Affairs Task Force)
Pharmaceutical
Direct selling
Entertainment
Chemical
Food and consumer products
European Commission - John Dalli, European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs
European Commission - Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs (DG SANCO)
European Parliament - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD)
European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC)
Consumer Policy Committee for the International Organisation for Standardisation (COPOLCO)
Chair: Imelda Vital (Amway Europe Ltd.) Policy Officer: Roger Coelho Communications Officer: Roger Coelho