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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9496
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/consumers

European Parliament supports combined action to protect consumers

Strasbourg, 06/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has backed the European Commission in its aim of creating a real internal consumer market by simplifying and improving the regulatory framework for professionals and individuals. In Strasbourg on 6 September, by a wide majority (486 votes for, 77 against, with 15 abstentions), it adopted the report by French Socialist MEP Béatrice Patrie on the Commission's Green Paper on the review of the consumer acquis.

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(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls on EU and ACP countries to improve application of Convention on fight against desertification
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: European Parliament supports combined action to protect consumers
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(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: MEPs decry risk of criminalising sea rescues of migrants
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(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament opens road to approximation of legislation for inland transport of dangerous goods
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament remains cautious about super-sized lorries
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Saryusz-Wolski report offers innovative ideas for EU foreign energy policy
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(EU) EU/ENERGY: Details on 3rd internal energy market legislative package to be presented by the Commission on 19 September
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed acquisition of a European branch of Procter & Gamble by SCA, subject to conditions
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(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Conclusions of Advocate General on pension rights for parties in homosexual civil partnerships
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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