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Paper published on contribution of EU legislation to sustainable consumption

Published on: 07 April 2020
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LNB News 07/04/2020

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Issue Date: 07 April 2020

Published Date: 07 April 2020

Jurisdiction(s): United Kingdom

Article summary

The European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) has published a paper analysing the contribution, or lack of contribution, of the current EU Consumer Protection Legislation to a sustainable consumption and a longer lifetime of products. In addition, the paper provides an overview of the most relevant best practices at national and international level. It also provides recommendations on the future development and possible reforms of European consumer protection legislation in order to contribute to a more sustainable consumption and a longer lifetime of products.

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