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3 Amendments of András GYÜRK related to 2011/2272(INI)

Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business- to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market focuses insufficiently on the problem of vulnerability, limiting itself primarily to consumers' economic interest,;
2012/03/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the fact that in international forums, the need to protect consumers through information and regulation of the financial markets has been recognised, the complexity of such markets entailing that in the majority of cases any consumer is vulnerable; calls for an uniform application of the relevant legislation on financial markets across all Member States to limit implementing differences that might lead to uncertainty and regulatory arbitrage for the consumers; suggests that technical standards defined by ESMA could be an appropriate way of achieving this, in keeping with the concept of a single rule book for financial services;
2012/03/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in spite of the existence of legislation on the subject, the lack of enforcement of said legislation means that travellers often find themselves in vulnerable situations, especially in case of cancellation or delay of their trip, which is exacerbated when the consumer suffers from a disability; encourages the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure transparency in fares; asks the Commission, in their planned revision of the EU passenger rights legislation, to take into account the situation of vulnerable consumers and to revise the compensation levels, criteria and mechanisms, with the proviso that current levels are not weakened;
2012/03/14
Committee: IMCO