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7 Amendments of Jürgen CREUTZMANN related to 2009/2137(INI)

Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that consumer organisations have a crucial role to play in alerting public authorities to the problems consumers experience in their daily lives and that they should be supported in order to improve their capacity to act effectively at EU and national level; calls on Member States to ensure that consumer organisations are adequately consulted at the principall stages of decision-making processes and in the implementation of consumer law;
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the analysis of the available price data which shows unexplained cross-border variations in a number of goods and services; considers that, although price differences are often linked to differences in demand, expenditure levels, taxes or cost structure, they are also often a sign of internal market fragmentation or malfunctioning; suggests that, where the price of a given product is higher than a benchmark, it is necessary to look at the relationship between import and consumption prices and examine carefully the reasons behind the different price levels;deleted
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that enhancing market surveillance and enforcement mechanisms and applying them efficiently and comprehensively to encourage consumer confidence is crucial as consumer spending will be an important factor for the economic recovery; takes the view that public authorities must be given more resources to investigate and ultimately stop illegal commercial practices;
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Encourages the establishment in all Member States of independent consumer protection agencies with full power tohich can inform consumers how they can bring proceedings before national courts in order to protect their interests of consumers;
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Recalls that evidence shows major differences between Member States and room for improvement in terms of redress mechanisms; recalls that judicial collective redress systems currently existon the Commission therefore to draw up comprehensible overviews of the redress procedures available in 13all Member States and calls on the Commission to provide follow-up to its Green Paper of 27 November 2008 on Consumer Collective Redress (COM(2008)0794)in order to support empowered consumers in asserting their rights;
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Calls on the Commission in this connection to do more to monitor the implementation by the Member States of the market surveillance regulations, particularly Regulation (EC) 765/2008, and, if necessary, bring infringement proceedings without delay;
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Supports the Commission's efforts to analyse the latest technical surveillance possibilities in order to ensure global traceability of products throughout the supply chain (e.g. using RFID tags or barcodes); calls on the Commission to present to Parliament its current initiatives and latest findings regarding the building-up of a global traceability network;
2010/02/04
Committee: IMCO