Activities of Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES related to 2011/2272(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers PDF (177 KB) DOC (99 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
(B) Whereas the single marketEuropean Commission and the Member States must ensure, also, a high level of protection for vulnerable consumers and of strengtheningthe improvement of their capabilities, and their standard of living.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission and encourages the Member States to maintain constant and close observation of social and consumer behaviour and conditions that may place certain groups or individuals in vulnerable situations in order to prevent such behaviour, and to put an end to vulnerability, when it occurs, through specific protection measures;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the efforts of the European Commission are centred principally on promoting consumer empowerment; although the Commission’s concern that European consumers be better informed about their options and their rights is laudable, and all action in this regard contributes to a more efficient internal market, this focus is clearly insufficient to protect vulnerable consumers, who require specific attention and special legislation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that many consumers’ vulnerability also results precisely from their lack of assertiveness and comprehension of the information they receive or of the options available, or from their lack of awareness of the existing complaint and redress schemes, especially in the case of cross- border consumption and online commerce, but mainly, for economically vulnerable consumers, from the high cost of securing essential goods and services;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights strengthens pre- contractual and contractual information requirements, articulating a stronger right of withdrawal when the provider or seller has failed to fulfil his legal obligation to provide said information, and requiring that it be conveyed in a clear and comprehensible manner; notes that, in spite of this, vulnerable consumers may be incapable of reading or assimilating, assimilating or sufficiently understanding their obligations or the information given to them;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. DUrges the Commission to include in its basic priorities the protection of children, in particular, as vulnerable consumers and to ban television and direct advertising of harmful products targeted at children under twelve years of age; deplores that advertising for food with high fat, salt and sugar content is aimed at children and young people, who increasingly suffer the consequences of sedentariness and obesity; calls on the actors involved to educate and inform minors about the importance of a balanced diet;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores that the digitalisation of services and the added cost that the management thereof poses for brick-and- mortar offices and stores may mean that senior consumers, who are the ones primarily affected by the digital divide, cannot take advantage of the benefits of online commerce and are also impacted by the ‘poverty premium’, paying more for the same products. It does not follow that online commerce is a method of combating poverty;