European Federation of Funeral Services (EFFS)

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Summary of the initiative

Name of Private Regulator:

Objective(s):

This selfregulatory act aims to cover the intracommunity transport of the human remains of EU nationals.

Description of the Initiative

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Commission DG:

Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs DG: GROW

Contact Point - Commission:

GROW E1

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Private Act

Year:

2007

Title of Act:

European Federation of Funeral Services (EFFS), Code of conduct on cross-border transport of bodies

Geographical Coverage

Global coverage:

EU-wide

Participating Countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia

Description

Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act:

Given the age of the two multilateral agreements governing the cross-border transport of bodies within the European Union, they give rise to several concerns: they do not take into account the Single European Market or most recent technological developments and they can cause unnecessary costs for families in the case of repatriation.

Target Group(s):

Members of the EFFS

Type of Instrument(s):

Code of conduct

Type of Monitoring:

	Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulatees	Conduct regular visits and spot checks	Initiate complaints procedures	Maintain database of those bounded by the norms	Produce regular reports	Receive complaints and verify if norms were breached or not	Reflexive dialogue with the - stakeholders	Weitere Arbeitsorgane
European Commission
National public authority
International public authority
Private regulator (code owner)
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)

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Type of Enforcement:

	Faming, shaming and blaming	Judicial sanctions	Membership suspension/exclusion	Private fines	Weitere Arbeitsorgane
Private Regulator
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
Court system
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)

Succinct description of the type of Enforcement:

HOHER KONTRAST

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European Federation of Funeral Services (EFFS)

Summary of the initiative

Description of the Initiative

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Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Geographical Coverage

Description

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Multi-lateral agreements: EFFS — European Federation of Funeral Services

About

Politische Struktur

Verwaltungsstruktur

ZUSAMMENARBEIT MIT ANDEREN INSTITUTIONEN

Geschäftsordnung

Our work

Stellungnahmen und Informationsberichte

Dokumente

Veröffentlichungen und sonstige Arbeiten

Beteiligung der Zivilgesellschaft und der Bürgerinnen und Bürger

Politikbereiche

Politikbereiche

Im Fokus

Agenda

Unsere Veranstaltungen

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Gruppen

Interessengruppen

Fachgruppen und andere Arbeitsorgane

Fachgruppen / Kommissionen

Beobachtungsstellen

Weitere Arbeitsorgane

European Federation of Funeral Services (EFFS)

Summary of the initiative

Description of the Initiative

Horizontal tabs

Sector

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Geographical Coverage

Description

Downloads

Multi-lateral agreements: EFFS — European Federation of Funeral Services

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