Transcription of Consumer protection in the EU
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IN-DEPTH ANALYSISEPRS | European Parliamentary Research ServiceAuthor:Jana ValantMembers' Research ServiceSeptember2015 intheEUPolicy overviewThisdocumentseeksto provide an overview of Consumer protection policy , focusing on the generalprinciples(competences of the European Union,legal baseand definitionof the notion of Consumer ).Itexaminesthe tools available toensure the protection ofconsumersin the legally bindingtools consist of around 90 directives and a few regulations. Othersupplementarytools to monitor andimprove theprotection of consumers within the EU marketincludeconsumer scoreboards, marketstudies and behavioural studies commissioned by the European Commission, awareness-raising andinformation campaigns within the European Consumer Centres net
protection policy. Article 169 TFEU defines specific objectives of the policy: In order to promote the interests of consumers and to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the Union shall contribute to protecting the health, safety and economic interests of consumers, as well as to promoting their right to information, education
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