# Protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games

European Parliament procedure 2008/2173(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT / IMCO / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 61 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2008-11-11 and 2009-01-26.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on protecting consumers, in particular minors, in the use of video games. Amendments promote the PEGI and PEGI Online age-rating systems, call on Member States to restrict the sale of violent games to minors and to sanction retailers, address game addiction and excessive use, awareness campaigns for parents and teachers, age-verification solutions, and a pan-European code of conduct.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Roberta ANGELILLI | Italy | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1941.md |
| Maria MATSOUKA | Greece | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28575.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| Inger SEGELSTRÖM | Sweden | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28129.md |
| Kinga GÁL | Hungary | PfE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28150.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Pál SCHMITT | Hungary | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28133.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Antonius MANDERS | Netherlands | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4560.md |
| Manolis MAVROMMATIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28574.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.244: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.244+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.535: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.535+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.401: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.401+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2173-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2173-INI.json

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