14 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2011/2272(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
(C) Whereas vulnerable consumers are a heterogeneous group comprised of persons who are considered as such because of their mental, physical or psychological disability, their age, their credulity or their education, or persons made vulnerable by their social and financial situation who require special protection and a specific strategy on the part of the authorities,means those who, for reasons such as age or mental, physical or psychological disability have difficulties in accessing and comprehending relevant consumer information and who therefore require special protection;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the strategy for the rights of vulnerable consumers must focus on effectively protecting consumers and preventing vulnerability, irrespective of the instrument usedEU must focus on effectively protecting the rights of all consumers, and complement this basic protection with policies to ensure adequate support to vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 31 #
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 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 measureidentify situations where certain groups or individuals are especially vulnerable, for instance analysing consumer claims;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets thatWelcomes the efforts of the European Commission are centred principally oin promoting consumer empowerment; althoughsupports the Commission's concern thatefforts to better inform European consumers be better informed about their options and their rights is laudable, andas all action in this regard contributes to a more efficient and fair internal market; is concerned that, this focus is clearlymay be insufficient to protect vulnerable consumers, who require specific attentionsince their vulnerability originates from their difficulty to access or assess the information given to them; asks the Commission to make sure that vulnerable consumers have access to the same goods and services and are not mislead;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 75 #
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 readaccessing or assimilatcomprehending the information given to them,;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the European Commission and the Member States that the regulation of safety standards and conditions for certain products, especially those intended for use by consumers in vulnerable situations, consider not only the foreseen use but also the foreseeable use, and thatmphasises quality requirements and protection measures be emphasised;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. DeplorRecognises that advertising for food with high fat, salt and sugar content is aimed at children and young people, who increasingly suffershould be restricted and responsible; urges the Commission to include the protection of children among the main priorities of the cConsequences of sedentariness and obesity; calls on theumer Agenda, with particular focus on aggressive or misleading TV and online advertising, targeted at children under the age of 12; calls on the industry to respect and fully implement existing codes of conducts and similar initiatives; and urges all actors involved to continue to educate and inform minors about the importance of a balanced diet and of an active, healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. DeplorNotes 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 productsmay mean that consumers who for various reasons cannot access or use the internet cannot take advantage of the benefits of online commerce and are therefore excluded from a substantial part of the internal market;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. UnderlinWelcomes that the liberalisation of the main supply markets, in general, has not resulted in a general loweriincreased competition and therefore made available a wider range of prices, and has in fact resulted in added difficulty for the majority of citizens in knowing the best price, changing providers and understanding the items billedoducts and services for consumers; underlines that larger choice for consumers also requires better information;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls onSupports the work by the European Commission and the Member States to consider establishing free-of-charge mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution that can be activated automatically when a vulnerable consumer is involved, as well as for collective actionon alternative dispute resolution and online dispute resolution and, in this context, calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks the European Commission and the Member States to collaborate on the adoption of a broad and coherent political and legislative strategy against vulnerabilitycies to empower vulnerable consumers, especially in the Consumer Agenda and the Consumer Programme;