European Economic
and Social Committee
European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA)
Summary of the initiative
Description of the Initiative
Sector
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Geographical Coverage
Geographical Coverage
Description
Description
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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 | Other | |
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European Commission | yes | |||||||
National public authority | yes | yes | yes | |||||
International public authority | ||||||||
Private regulator (code owner) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | ||||||||
Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs) | yes |
Faming, shaming and blaming | Judicial sanctions | Membership suspension/exclusion | Private fines | Other | |
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Private Regulator | yes | yes | yes | ||
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | |||||
Court system | |||||
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR) |
Results of Commission Monitoring
<P>A report was developed on the responsibility of DG SANCO reflecting the debate and contributions from the participants in the Advertising Round Tables of 3 one-day sessions in October 2005, January 2006 and May 2006. </P>
<P>It seeks to draw together the issues identified during these debates between some Commission colleagues, some interested NGOs and representatives of the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA). </P>