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Policy Brief: Enhancing Consumer Protection with Co-Regulation

SCOPE Europe

SCOPE Europe and its primary SRIW encourage the adoption and implementation of co-regulatory frameworks, such as Codes of Conduct, in European consumer protection legislation and comment on the proposed amendments of the Directive on better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection.

Background: 

On 11 April 2018, the European Commission published the proposal for a Directive on better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection. As a lack of effective enforcement of penalties of was identified as key obstacle in current consumer protection rules, amendments by the European Parliament proposed the introduction of approved Codes of Conduct as criterion for courts and authorities when imposing penalties.

Policy Brief:

In this context, SCOPE Europe and SRIW encourage the adoption and implementation of co-regulatory frameworks, such as Codes of Conduct, and comment on the proposed amendments by providing additional policy recommendations on the implementation of co-regulatory measures.