Consumer Confidence

EDiMA Documents - Press

• January 2012

• Online Intermediaries: Assessing the Economic Impact of the EU's Online Liability Regime

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• EDiMA Press Release on European Commission Communication on E-Commerce and new Copenhagen Economics Study

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• March 2011

• Joint ICT industry statement on Consumer Rights Directive

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• February 2011

• EDiMA response to Single Market Act consultation

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• April 2010

• EDiMA position on sale of counterfeit goods over the Internet

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• January 2010

• Industry Partnership Contribution to the Spanish Presidency Digital Europe Strategy

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• European ICT Industry identifies seven action areas to fully exploit the potential of the ICT sector for European citizens and businesses

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• October 2009

• "The Digital Single Market: a key to unlock the potential of the knowledge based economy," Speech from European Commissioner Viviane Reding, delivered at EDiMA's European Paliament White Paper launch, 1 October 2009

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• September 2009

• EDiMA Press Statement on European Parliament White Paper Launch: Achieving a European Digital Single Market

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• June 2009

• EDiMA White Paper on policy strategy for the development of new media services 2009-2014

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• May 2009

• EDiMA Press Statement on eYouGuide

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• March 2009

• Press Statement - EDiMA support for European Commission harmonisation approach

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• February 2009

• EDiMA position on European Commission proposal for a Directive on consumer rights

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• January 2007

• "ROME I" - the law applicable to Contracts including Contracts with Consumers

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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.

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

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

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

• 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

• 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.

• March 2011

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

• 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).

• December 2010

• EP adopts MEP Juvin (EPP, FR)’s Report on the impact of advertising on consumer behaviour.

• Council agrees on a global compromise text regarding a draft directive on Consumer Rights.

• Negotiators release the final text of the Anti – Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

• November 2010

• IMCO Committee adopts MEP Juvin (EPP, FR)’s Report on the impact of advertising on consumer behaviour.

• October 2010

• The 11th and final round of the negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is concluded in Tokyo (Japan).

• September 2010

• EP adopts MEP Echeverria’s (EPP, Spain)’s own-initiative report on “Completing the Internal Market for e-commerce”.

• August 2010

• DG Markt launches public consultation and questionnaire on the future of electronic commerce in the internal market and the implementation of the Directive on electronic commerce (2000/31/EC)

• July 2010

• The European Commission adopts the “Retail Market Monitoring Report” and launches public consultation.

• DG JLS launches a public consultation on a proposed harmonisation of European Contract Law.

• June 2010

• IMCO Committee adopts draft report on “Completing the Internal Market for e-commerce”.

• ICT industry summary meeting with Spanish Presidency in Madrid

• JURI Committee adopts Gallo report on “Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market”.

• May 2010

• Rapporteur MEP Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE) presents new draft IMCO report on the proposed Consumer Rights Directive

• European Commission releases Communication on “A Digital Agenda for Europe”

• DG INFSO releases European Digital Competitive Report

• Publication of Professor Mario Monti’s Commission-backed report on “A new strategy for the Single Market”

• European Parliament ITRE Committee adopts own-initiative report on “A new Digital Agenda for Europe: 2015.eu” by Rapporteur MEP Pilar del Castillo Vera (EPP, ES)

• April 2010

• IMCO Committee adopts report on “Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens” by Rapporteur MEP Lois Grech (S&D, MT)

• Draft consolidated public ACTA text is released

• EU Ministers for Telecommunications and Information Society approve the “Granada Declaration” for the new Digital Agenda proposed by the Spanish Presidency

• Rapporteur MEP Pablo Arias Echeverria’s (EPP, Spain) publishes own-initiative report on “Completing the Internal Market for e-commerce”.

• March 2010

• Rapporteur Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE) releases IMCO working document on proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights

• September 2009

• European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, Meglena Kuneva announces results of first phase of investigation into websites selling electronic goods

• May 2009

• MEP Arlene McCarthy presents the working document from the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament on the proposed Consumer Rights Directive

• March 2009

• European Commission releases report on cross-border E-commerce in the EU

• European Parliament adopts the Stavros Lambrinidis report on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet