Consumer protection laws

The CPC Regulation harmonises the cooperation framework between national authorities in the EU so that their enforcement action can cover the full dimension of the Single Market. The primary aim of the CPC Regulation is to ensure legal certainty in the Single Market via coherent enforcement of key Union consumer acquis. The EESC supports this proposal, considering it to be timely and its content to be well-argued and developed by applying the proposal to all stakeholders - consumers, businesses and national authorities and calling on the Commission to launch the coordination with the Member States needed to implement the measures and to extend the scope of the coordinated actions.

Other relevant EESC opinions:

• National cooperation/ consumer protection laws (CESE 793/2011 - 2011/0001 (COD) - INT/561)
• Enforcement of the consumer acquis (CESE 635/2010 - INT/503)
• Consumer collective redress (CESE 1693/2009 - INT/473)

Other related opinions:

• Digital contract rights (CESE 6292/2015 - INT/775)
• Misleading marketing practices (CESE 1233/2013 - INT/675)

For more information please contact the INT Section Secretariat.