The European Parliament is ready to begin negotiations with the Council on and off-line sales. On 22 February, the internal market and consumer protection committee approved the report prepared by the negotiating team (see EUROPE 11965).
The rapporteur, Pascal Arimont (EPP, Belgium), described the amended text as, “a positive and balanced compromise for the single market and consumers”.
The European Consumers Agency (BEUC) was more cautious in its appraisal, however, and asserted...