# European City Guide Report: Petition 45/2006

European Parliament procedure 2008/2126(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee IMCO / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 50 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2008-07-17 and 2008-10-17.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the European City Guide arising from Petition 45/2006. The amendments concern misleading practices by business-directory companies affecting small businesses across borders, reference directives on misleading and unfair commercial practices and a regulation on cooperation between consumer-protection enforcement authorities, note their non-application to business-to-business transactions, cite Member State action notably in Austria and Spain, and call for legislation, awareness-raising and collective or class-action remedies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Martí GRAU i SEGÚ | Spain | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40601.md |
| Zuzana ROITHOVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28352.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Diana WALLIS | United Kingdom | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4544.md |
| Simon BUSUTTIL | Malta | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28120.md |
| Richard CORBETT | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2309.md |
| Bill NEWTON DUNN | United Kingdom | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1394.md |

## Official source documents

- PE409.668: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.668+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE414.367: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.367+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

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