Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2013/2116(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC PDF (178 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that despite provisions in Directive 2006/114/EC to combat misleading practices in business-to- business advertising, some of these practices, notably ‘directory scams , still persist; notes the Commission s intention to propose shortly amendments to Directive 2006/114/EC focusing on business-to-business relations in order to better combat these practices; does notsuggests that the Commission could, in this context, consider the merits of a targeted black list of commercial practices that are to be considered unfair in all circumstances in the field of business-to-business relations for Directive 2006/114/EC, similar to what already exists for Directive 2005/29/EC; does not however consider it appropriate for the moment to extend the scope of Directive 2005/29/EC on business-to-consumer relations to include business-to-business relationunfair commercial practices;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that with certain forms of consumer to business engagement, consumers may be victims of unfair commercial practices, for example when selling a product on to a trader; calls on the Commission to investigate problems of this kind and, if appropriate, explore targeted and practical remedies which inter alia might include more flexible interpretations of the provisions of Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices, and could be explained in the Commission's guidance on the application of this Directive;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the importance ofpotential benefits collective redress mechanisms may bring for consumers; asks the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal to create an EU-wide coherent collective redress mechanism in the field of consumer protection which would be applicable to cross-border cases; stresses that the EU s approach to collective redress shall if such mechanisms are very carefully devised; stresses that the EU s approach to collective redress should thoroughly investigate how rules for specific sectors might be developed for handling cases where Alternative Dispute Resolution has failed, and which shall in any case prioritise representative actions by bodies duly recognised at national level and be based on the prior consent principle (‘opt-in );