8 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2012/2133(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas e-commerce is very useful for consumers with disabilities and reduced mobility and those living in rural and remote areas;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the development of e- commerce is slowed down by the still existing digital divide among Union citizens, particularly among older people; whereas most public and private websites are still inaccessible for persons with disabilities or lower digital literacy;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for consumers to be able to exercise their rights simply and effectively in basic areas relating to food, health, energy, transport, financial and digital services, pharmaceuticals and medical devices;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that market information must be accessible, reliable, clear and comparable, and that binding commercial guarantees need to be adopted that ensure the administration of justice in cases where intermediaries become insolvent; emphasises the need to prosecute unfair commercial practices and unfair contract terms or mass market manipulation such as occurred in the Libor and/or Euribor markets; highlights the need to protect consumers ‘trapped’ by a financial product, and those with mortgages who, for reasons not attributable to the consumer, are at risk of being evicted from their homes;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need to provide better protection of the rights of vulnerable consumer groups such as children and the elderlyolder people, particularly with regard to transport, financial services, energy as well as ICT;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that redress mechanisms, such as alternative dispute resolution (ADR), collective dispute resolution or online dispute resolution (ODR), must be available, fast, accessible and effective; stresses that ADR procedures should be resolved within a maximum of 90 days, and that unemployed consumers should, either individually or through a consumer association, have access to free income- based legal aid for court proceedings;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Emphasises the need to ensure the accessibility of goods and services in the Union, covering areas such as built environment, transport and ICT; urges the Commission to release an ambitious Union Accessibility Act;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for prolonged liability periods for products to ensure higher level of consumer protection and longer lifespan for products, in line with the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.