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Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Next Meetings on:

1-2 December 2009 - Room ASP 3E2

On the day/time of the meeting access the IMCO webstream on EP Live - Live schedule.
Watch past meetings: EP Live - Multimedia Library

7th Legislative Term:

2009-2014 IMCO Members (.pdf file- 491 Kb)
IMCO Coordinators (.pdf file - 28 Kb)
2010 IMCO Meeting calendar - EN- DE - FR (.pdf file - 25 Kb)

IMCO's work during the 6th Legislative term (2004-2009)

2004-2009 Activity Report : English version - German version (.pdf file - 5 Mb)
See also the IMCO archives (2004-2009)

Highlights

IMCO: Mini-Hearing on Recognition of Professional Qualifications- 16.11.2009 - NEW

On Monday 16 November 2009, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection will hold a mini-hearing on the Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC). The mini-hearing will take place from 16.30 to 18.30 in room JAN 6Q2 in Brussels.

Presentation and competencies

Committee responsible for:

1. coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and for the customs union, in particular:

(a) the free movement of goods including the harmonisation of technical standards,

(b) the right of establishment,

(c) the freedom to provide services except in the financial and postal sectors;

2. measures aiming at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market;

3. the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers, except for public health and food safety issues, in the context of the establishment of the internal market.