Industry News

• November 2011

• European Commission adopts its proposal for a new Consumer Programme 2014-2020.

• European Commission puts forward legislative proposals on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution.

• Court of Justice of the European Union delivers its judgment in the SABAM/Scarlet case.

• Council adopts Directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.

• EDiMA and EMOTA hold the 3rd Annual E-Commerce Conference.

• Commissioner Barnier appoints António Vitorino to act as mediator of private copying levies.

• October 2011

• European Commission releases proposal for a Regulation on an optional instrument (28th Regime) for European Contract law.

• Council of Ministers adopts the Consumer Rights Directive.

• European Parliament approves MEP Roberta Angelilli’s (EPP, IT) report on Commission proposal for a Directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.

• European Parliament approves MEP Diana Wallis’ (ALDE, UK) draft report on “ADR in civil, commercial and family matters”.

• EU Single Market Forum is held in Krakow, Poland.

• September 2011

• European Parliament releases study on The “Content Flat Rate”: A solution to illegal file sharing.

• European Commission adopts report and accompanying Working Paper on "Protecting Children in the Digital World".

• August 2011

• European Parliament IMCO Committee publishes study on “Consumer Behaviour in a Digital Environment”.

• European Parliament IMCO Committee approves MEP Diana Wallis’ (ALDE, UK) opinion to draft report on “ADR in civil, commercial and family matters” (Rapporteur Robert Rochefort – ALDE, FR).

• July 2011

• European Commission releases Green Paper on the Distribution of Audiovisual works in the European Union.

• MEP Pablo Arias Echeverria (EPP, ES) presents conclusions of European Parliament e-commerce working group.

• June 2011

• European Parliament adopts proposal for Directive on Consumer Rights during Plenary.

• First Digital Assembly takes place with Commissioner Neelie Kroes.

• May 2011

• European Commission releases the first Digital Agenda Scoreboard.

• European Commission releases Communication: "A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights."

• April 2011

• European Commission presents final version of the Single Market Act.

• EP adopt the MEP Kalniete (EPP, LV), MEP Busoi (ALD, RO), MEP Correia de Campos (S&D, PT)’s reports on the Single Market Act.

• March 2011

• EP agrees updated version of Consumer Rights Directive but postpones vote on final resolution so as to facilitate further negotiations with Council.

• MEP Kalniete (EPP, LV), MEP Busoi (ALD, RO), MEP Correia de Campos (S&D, PT)’s reports on the Single Market Act are adopted in IMCO.

• February 2011

• MEP Pablo Echeverria (EPP, ES) presents the programme of the newly established e-commerce working group.

• MEP Angelilli (EPP, IT)’s Report on the draft Directive of combating child abuse is approved in IMCO.

• IMCO votes on draft report on the proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights (CRD).

• January 2011

• MEP Kalniete (EPP, LV), MEP Busoi (ALD, RO), MEP Correia de Campos (S&D, PT) present their three reports as first political response on the Single Market Act:: “Governance and Partnership in the Single Market”, “A Single Market for Enterprises and

• DG MARKT launches a public consultation on the Commission Report on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

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