European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Press release - Right to repair: incentives for consumers to repair rather than replace

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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The proposal aims to boost repairs during and beyond a product’s legal guarantee period and promote a new repair culture.

Key Points: 
  • The proposal aims to boost repairs during and beyond a product’s legal guarantee period and promote a new repair culture.
  • MEPs supported incentives for consumers to choose repair over replacement within the liability period, such as extending the legal guarantee by one year for repaired products.
  • MEPs also want member states to promote repair through financial incentives like vouchers and national repair funds.
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    Rapporteur René Repasi (S&D, DE) said: “Today we established direct repair obligations for producers and introduce new incentives for consumers to choose repair.

Highlights - Prohibiting products made with forced labour: INTA and IMCO to consider draft report - Committee on International Trade

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Prohibiting products made with forced labour: INTA and IMCO to consider draft report

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  • Prohibiting products made with forced labour: INTA and IMCO to consider draft report
    Forced labour continues to be a major global issue, with the ILO estimating the global number of people in a situation of forced labour at around 27.6 million in 2021.
  • On Tuesday 23 May, the International Trade (INTA) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committees will jointly consider the draft report on the proposal for a regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market.
  • The objective of this proposal is to effectively prohibit the placing and making available on the EU market and the export from the EU of products made with forced labour, including forced child labour.
  • The INTA and IMCO rapporteurs will present and debate the main elements of their draft report containing 101 amendments.

Subject files - Working Group on the Implementation of the Digital Services Act - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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At their meeting of 12 September 2022, IMCO Coordinators established a working group intended to scrutinise the implementation of the Digital Services Act and report back its findings to the Committee.

Key Points: 
  • At their meeting of 12 September 2022, IMCO Coordinators established a working group intended to scrutinise the implementation of the Digital Services Act and report back its findings to the Committee.
  • The working group is chaired by Parliament's rapporteur, Ms Christel Schaldemose (S&D) and is composed of the Shadows from the political groups in IMCO, as well as the rapporteurs for opinion of the associated committees.
  • Therefore, a proper implementation of the DSA is crucial to ensure a safer online environment.
  • Ms Schaldemose will report back on the proceedings and outcome of the meeting at the committee meeting of 27 - 28 March 2023.

Press release - Single Market at 30: Statement by IMCO Chair on Commission communication

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Single Market at 30: Statement by IMCO Chair on Commission communication

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  • Single Market at 30: Statement by IMCO Chair on Commission communication
    The Chair of Parliament’s committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection reacts to the new EC communication on the 30th anniversary of the Single Market.
  • Today, European Commission published two communications celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Single Market and setting out how to secure long-term EU competitiveness.
  • Anna Cavazzini (Greens/EFA, DE), the Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), issued the following statement.
  • “For the last 30 years, the Single Market has been the engine of European integration.

Highlights - New aspects and challenges in consumer protection - Digital services and AI - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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Also addressed is the relevance of AI for the liability of service providers in connection with the use of AI systems for detecting and responding to unlawful and harmful content.

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Also addressed is the relevance of AI for the liability of service providers in connection with the use of AI systems for detecting and responding to unlawful and harmful content.

This publication is provided by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).

Highlights - IMCO/ITRE resumed hearing of Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard - Committee on Legal Affairs

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019
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IMCO/ITRE resumed hearing of Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard

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  • IMCO/ITRE resumed hearing of Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard

    The Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) will participate as an associated committee in the resumed hearing of Commissioner-designate for Internal Market, Sylvie Goulard, that will take place on Thursday, 10 October 2019 from 9:30 to 11:00.

  • Ms Goulard, Commissioner-designate for Internal market, will appear for the second time before the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).
  • After the hearing of the 2 October it was decided to ask additional written question and to hold a second hearing for the Members to resume the cross-examination of Ms Goulard on her suitability for the role.

Highlights - Contribution to Growth: Legal Aspects of Protecting European Consumers - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Monday, May 20, 2019
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This study contains an analysis of the legal aspects of protecting European consumers, advanced during the 7th and 8th legislative period of the European Parliament (2009 - 2019).

Key Points: 
  • This study contains an analysis of the legal aspects of protecting European consumers, advanced during the 7th and 8th legislative period of the European Parliament (2009 - 2019).
  • It examines policy developments in the area of consumer protection and (digital) single market, and identifies new substantive rights offered to EU consumers.
  • This document was provided by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Highlights - CONT/IMCO Joint Public Hearing: Combatting Customs Fraud - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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On Monday 8 April 2019, the Committees Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) are jointly organising a public hearing entitled Combatting customs fraud. The hearing will take place in Brussels, room Jzsef Antall (JAN) 4Q1 from 15:00 to 17:00 and will be live webstreamed.

Key Points: 

On Monday 8 April 2019, the Committees Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) are jointly organising a public hearing entitled Combatting customs fraud. The hearing will take place in Brussels, room Jzsef Antall (JAN) 4Q1 from 15:00 to 17:00 and will be live webstreamed.

Highlights - Import of cultural goods - vote on the outcome of inter-institutional negotiations - Committee on International Trade

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Friday, January 18, 2019
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On 22 January 2019 the Committee on International Trade (INTA) will jointly with the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) vote on the outcome of the informal inter-institutional negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation on the import of cultural goods.

Key Points: 
  • On 22 January 2019 the Committee on International Trade (INTA) will jointly with the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) vote on the outcome of the informal inter-institutional negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation on the import of cultural goods.
  • This new legislation, once it comes to effect, will establish a system of import licences and importer statements for cultural goods in order to cut the link between illicit trade in cultural goods and terrorist financing and to protect the cultural heritage of humanity.