ANNEX
V
: POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES
(1)
X. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee responsible for:
1.
coordination at Union 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)
freedom to provide services except in the financial and postal sectors;
2.
the functioning of the Single Market, including measures aimed at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the implementation of the Single Market, including the Digital Single Market;
3.
the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers, except for public health and food safety issues;
4.
policy and legislation regarding the enforcement of Single Market rules and consumer rights.