Activities of Emilie TURUNEN related to 2010/2052(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the impact of advertising on consumer behaviour PDF (220 KB) DOC (138 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas advertising fosters competition and competitiveness, combats abuses of dominant position and encourages innovation in the internal market, and is consequently of benefit to consumers,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the development of new advertising practices online and via mobile devices is generating a range of problems that need dealing with in order to safeguard a high level of protection for users,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the personalisation of advertising messages must not lead to the development of intrusive advertising infringing legislation on the protection of personal data and privacy,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas groups of people who are particularly vulnerable because of their mental or physical disabilities, age or credulity – such as children, teenagers, the elderly or certain people made vulnerable by their social and financial situation (such as those with excessive debts) – need special protection,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Maintains thatWhether the UCPD provides an appropriate and comprehensive legal framework for combating misleading and aggressive advertising has proved to be questionable, although it is not yet possible to undertake a comprehensive evaluation;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that that the UCPD provides for maximum harmonisation, which prevents Member States from adopting or maintaining measures that are more restrictive than those given in the Directive. Furthermore, that there is widespread uncertainty about the scope and the interpretation of the UCPD, especially with regard to the vague terms used in the general clause and also in some of the commercial practices banned under Annex I. Such legal uncertainty and the maximum harmonisation approach has led the ECJ to twice rule that national measures in some Member States are beyond the provisions of the UCPD and therefore, unlawful. This has led to the reduction in consumer protection levels in some Member States.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reminds that the purpose of the UCPD is to contribute both to the better functioning of the Internal Market and to achieve a high level of consumer protection; Regrets that the ECJ judgements mainly promote the first objective and reminds that although the legal basis of the Directive concerns completing the Internal Market, this does not preclude that strong consumer protection cannot also be the means with which to realise the concept of the Internal Market.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Demands that the Commission take into account the legal uncertainty, the relevant ECJ judgements and the consequent reduction in consumer protection when evaluating the UCPD; Calls for improvement to consumer protection when revising the Directive , including recognition that the principle of full harmonisation will have detrimental effects on protection for consumers in Member States with existing very high levels of such protection, therefore a minimum harmonisation approach should be used ; In this respect, asks the Commission to consider its working document in which it is stated that studies in behavioural economics can contribute to the assessment of what is meant by unfair commercial practices: i. e. studies in behavioural economics has found that discount coupons, competitions and free gifts encourage irrational consumer behaviour ; Believes that the challenge is to find the right balance between legitimate influence and unfair distortion of consumers' economic behaviour.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. EncouraAcknowledges the practice of self- regulation, which is a dynamic, flexible and responsible as an adjunct to the existing legislative framework; calls on those Member States that do not yet have self- regulatory bodies to facilitate the establishment of such bodies and/or grant them formal recognition;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the limits ofnevertheless that self- regulation, which cannot entirely take the place of legislation (in the area of penalties, for example)public regulation, particularly to punish operators who deliberately break the law;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the need to incorporate privacy issues as standard in future technological solutions which involve personal data. Developers of new technology must, from the very beginning of the development process, incorporate data security and protection in line with the highest standards and with reference to "Privacy by Design".
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 8
Paragraph 16 – indent 8
– restrict online alcohol advertising only to the websites of industry professionals, local authorities and tourist offices, while prohibiting intrusive advertising practices;