💡Consumers will be better protected & informed, especially the most vulnerable (children & persons with disabilities!)
⚠️Recalled products will stay out of people's hands
🌎 Economic operators from outside the EU will have to comply with the same, high 🇪🇺safety standards
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1641378434499637248
PRESS RELEASE 🔴 MEPs approve revamped EU product safety rules
Today MEPs endorsed the revised rules on product safety of non-food consumer products with 569 votes in favour, 13 against and no abstentions.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1641377658876428288
Parliament just adopted the new General Product Safety rules with overwhelming majority 👏🏽
Whether sold online or in traditional shops, products all over the EU will be much safer!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1641376224512561152
EP TODAY - VOTES
Between 11.30 and 13.30, MEPs will also vote on:
- new EU rules on product safety;
- cutting emissions of F-gases and ozone depleting substances,
- the European Year of Skills 2023 and
- a new platform to improve joint criminal investigations.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EuroParlPress/status/1641329368516444162
GENERAL PRODUCT SAFETY 🔴 Follow the final plenary debate ahead of tomorrow's #EPlenary vote
Starting approx. 18.45 CEST
WATCH HERE 📽️ https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/plenary-session_20230329-0900-PLENARY
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1641115348358381569
EP TODAY
Ensuring the safety of all products sold in the EU
Starting +/- 18.30, plenary will discuss a new law to guarantee the highest safety standards for any non-food products placed in the EU market, whether sold online or in traditional shops. Vote on Thursday
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EuroParlPress/status/1641012410650619904
Today at #EUConsumerSummit 2023, 8 new companies signed up to the EU #SustainableConsumption Pledge
@Allianz
@Capgemini
Ceconomy
@Fnac
@lcpackaging
@Philips
Renewd
@tsantanderina
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Consumer/status/1640724512227352580
This week in #EPlenary 🛒👩💻 Final vote on new General Product Safety rules
More details on the debate & vote ⤵️
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-03-29/1/meps-set-to-approve-revamped-eu-product-safety-rules
RT @europarlpress: 📨 The Newsletter for the March II #EPlenary session is now online, featuring:
⚧️Gender pay gap
🧸Product safety rules
🇪🇺#EUCO outcomes
🌬️Greenhouse gases
⚖️Rule of Law
🤝Good Friday Agreement
Read & download it here: https://eptwitter.eu/qBDx
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640735712877203456
Video extract from today's debate on Common charger - developments on new technologies
Watch the full statement by lead MEP @alexagiussaliba (starting at 15.42) & exchange w/ @EU_Commission here 📽️ https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/imco-committee-meeting_20230328-1530-COMMITTEE-IMCO
RT @alexagiussaliba: Pity that today @Apple rejected an invitation for an exchange of views in @EP_SingleMarket to conform/deny that they are planning to bypass o…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640722590976049152
COMMON CHARGER 📱🔌15.30 CEST
🗣️MEPs discuss the new EU rules for a common charger w/ @EU_Commission.
MEPs are expected to enquire about compliance and potential new approaches taken by manufacturers, such as Apple.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640704038449860608
RT @EP_HumanRights: 📢 Today at 14.00 CEST: Care about what you wear, consume or buy!
The @europarl_en will host an artistic performance, fashion show and panel debate on forced labour.
🔴 📽️ FOLLOW LIVE 👉 https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/dgexpo-care-about-what-you-wear-consume-or-buy-performance-and-debate_20230328-1400-SPECIAL-OTHER
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640651128101650432
🗣️@ArbaKokalari "This proposal upholds strong consumer protection, harmonises rules in the 🇪🇺single market & makes it easier for consumers to withdraw from distance contracts online. It shall be just as easy to withdraw from a contract, as it is to conclude a contract”.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640625293843914753
PRESS RELEASE 👉 Standardisation: greater civil society involvement and more international cooperation
@EP_SingleMarket adopted an own-initiative report on a standardisation strategy for the single market
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640624944940818434
👉Clear rules on pre-contractual information
👉Simple, legible & quick withdrawal function online
👉 Consumers protected from manipulative practices &“dark patters”
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640624506245898240
PRESS RELEASE 💡 Online financial services: increasing consumer protection in a digitalised world
@EP_SingleMarket just adopted its position on the reform of the EU rules on financial services contracts concluded at a distance
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640624503897071617
Opinion by @EP_SingleMarket rap. @ijabs ✅ Establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act #EDIRPA (lead @EP_Industry & @EP_Defence) adopted 37/4/3
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640622991284355072
Opinion on EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles is now adopted at the @EP_SingleMarket.
🗳️ 41/2/1
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640622866562535425
Financial services contracts concluded at a distance ☑️ report by @arbakokalari
adopted in @EP_SingleMarket with 25👍 none👎 18⭕
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640622373106855937
Draft report on empowering consumers for the green transition is just adopted in @EP_SingleMarket.
🗳️ 39/1/1
Congratulations to the rapporteur @BiljanaBorzan!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EP_SingleMarket/status/1640620670739464192
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