Information and Publications

The Association for Consumer Rights Malta, ACR held an interactive session on Product Safety and Product Liability – Empowering the Consumer on Monday 16th June 2014 at NCW Centre. Issues raised included: How can we ensure products are safe, before buying them? What are the risks ? What type of consumer protection should we have? How can we submit…

The AGM of the Association for Consumer Rights was held on 29 March 2014. The full annual report for the AGM can be accessed here.

OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and packaging waste to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags NAT 627 – February 2014

New measures on the EU single market for telecoms – February 2014 Presentation

OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee on Towards more sustainable consumption: industrial product lifetimes and restoring trust through consumer information – CCMI 112 – October 2013

European Commission Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, Directive 2011/83/EU and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC – July 2013  

The Consumers and Environment and the Farmers categories held a joint meeting at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on Wednesday 5 June 2013 on the general subject Restoring confidence in the food chain by making it more transparent  Read more.

OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Towards a European Horizontal Framework for Collective Redress – INT 708 – December 2013

Conference on Food Safety – Educating the consumer  was organised by the Association for Consumer Rights, Malta (ACR) in collaboration with the Embassy for Ireland to Malta on Saturday 18 May 2013  at Europa House, Valletta. The Conference was addressed by Hon Helena Dalli, Minister responsible for Consumer Affairs, European and local experts in food safety…

European Consumer Summit 2013 – Towards a more efficient enforcement of EU Consumer Rights   The main emphasis of the European Consumer Summit 2013 was on enforcement of consumer legislation. Enforcement is about giving in practice the rights European consumers have on paper. The EU has developed over the years a solid set of consumer rules…