ANEC welcomes the adoption of the second phase of Regulation 129 by UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP 29). Press release
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ACR Press release: The Volkswagen Group Emission Scandal – the need for transparency
The Association for Consumer Rights is very concerned with the emissions scandal involving the Volkswagen group (VW). Since its announcement, the European Commission has been following closely the implications of this case for European consumers as several pieces of European consumer legislation are likely to apply to this specific case and in particular Directive 1999/44/EC on…
ACR/NCW Project “The Reduction of Poverty through Personal and Social Development and Social Integration”
The National Council of Women (NCW) in collaboration with the Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) have planned and organised three courses of six weeks each starting in 26th October 2015 till 22nd April 2016 in personal and social development, team work, communication, IT awareness and media skills, labour market trends, job searching and job…
The New EU Lifts Directive
DIRECTIVE 2014/33/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts to come into force on 20 April 2016. The new EU Lifts Directive aims to ensure safety and technical criteria for lift installation….
Prompt action to deal with the risk of bowel cancer from processed meat
The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) strongly believes that the findings of the France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which is part of the World Health Organisation (WHO). experts that processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease cannot be taken…
Cosmetics…Enhancing a woman’s natural beauty – Facts I should know when applying cosmetics
A talk on Market Surveillance on Cosmetic Products, entitled “Cosmetics…Enhancing a woman’s natural beauty – Facts I should know when applying cosmetics” was given on Thursday 22 October 2015 at the National Council of Women Centre by Shirley Mifsud BSc Hons, DipSM Access the presentation here About the speaker: Shirley Mifsud Graduated in BSc Hons Biology and Chemistry. She has…
ACR Resolutions 2015
The following Resolutions were approved during the ACR AGM held on 14 March 2015: 1. Developing Services to the Family 2. Consumer protection and household indebtedness 3. Raising awareness on button battery safety 4. Transatlantic Talks: Challenges for Farmers and Consumers 5. Online gambling: principles to ensure effective protection of consumers 6. Strategy for…
Addressing the lack of transparency in fuel prices
The Association for Consumers Rights (ACR) insists on the need for genuine transparency on how the prices of petrol and diesel in Malta are fixed. It is common knowledge that they have not been reflecting International rates which have been drastically going down for the past year and over. Read more
Taking consumer rights into the digital age: over 507 million citizens will benefit as of today
European Commission Press Release: Taking Consumer Rights into the Digital Age 13 June 2014 Good news for Europe’s more than 507 million consumers: as of today, new EU legislation will bolster their rights throughout the European Union. The new EU Consumer Rights Directive, which has now entered into force, strengthens consumers’ rights wherever and whenever they…