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Consumers

Consumers Contents

  • Consumers: general framework and priorities: Services of general interest, Actions and strategic programmes
  • Consumer information: Information systems, Misleading advertisements and commercial practices
  • Consumer safety: Consumer health, Product safety, Safety of services, Quality of goods and services
  • Protection of consumers’ economic and legal interests: Consumer representation, Legal redress and the settlement of disputes, eCommerce, Contracts, Transport, Financial services
  • Product labelling and packaging: Labelling of foodstuffs, Food packaging and contents, Non-food product labelling

See also

Activities of the European Union: Consumers
Further information on the European Commission’s website Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General

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