9 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/2149(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the new European Supervisory Authorities have explicit powers and responsibilities relating to consumer protection in financial services and expects the strategy to reflect and build on these; considers that, in order to achieve a high level of consumer protection, the first priority must be to guarantee the effectiveness of the supervision and transparency of the financial sector;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for stronger protection in cross- border transactions, in particular for on- line products and services; calls on the Commission to examine the specific problems caused to consumers and undertakings by the fragmentation of consumer protection rules in the various Member States, and to propose an appropriate solution; also calls on the Member States and the Commission to step up international cooperation and exchange of information with third countries in the field of consumer protection;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to support financial inclusion, for example throughby ensuring access to basic banking services, raising consumers' level of financial literacy, automatically informing them of their rights and providing them with the skills and tools needed to make use of the digital environment;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to launch a Consumer Agenda and emphasises the need for all future consumer policy measures to be based on a holistic approach and place consumers at the heart of the Single Market;notes that consumer rights should be geared to economic protection of firms;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
45 9a. Notes that, in the interests of responsible consumption, transparent and ethical business activities and competitiveness, it is necessary to promote partnership between firms and consumers plus long-term partnership between volunteer adviser teams for responsible consumption, industry, government and local authorities, nongovernmental organisations and active consumers;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution 55
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to include the protection of children among the main priorities of the Consumer Agenda and propose a ban on TV advertising and direct advertising aimed at children under the age of 12;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that it is vital that the Commission should also addressUrges the Commission to incorporate the important issue of food labelling into the Consumer Agenda so that end consumers are given precise information on the icomportance of food labelling in the Consumer Agendasition and characteristics of food and can make informed choices and that the potential misleading of consumers is prevented;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to make the EU rules on the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) more stringent in instances where less than 0.9% of a foodstuff is made up of GMO, including where the presence of GMO in foodstuffs is adventitious or technically unavoidable, in order to grant consumers the right to clear, comprehensive and appropriate information about the presence of GMO in foodstuffs and enable them to decide between products with or without GMO;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
70 21. Calls for targeted scientific and technical research funding in order to make for better consumer protection, given that project funding often does not cover the cost of scientific and technical research; points out that, besides providing funding, it is also important to take into account the views of consumers and households in EU research programmes;