# Strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers

European Parliament procedure 2011/2272(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 146 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2012-03-14 and 2012-03-14.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a strategy for strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers. The amendments cite the equal-treatment directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, frame consumer protection as core to the single market, characterise vulnerable consumers as a heterogeneous group defined by age or mental, physical or psychological factors, and note the difficulty of a single legal instrument given the diversity of vulnerable situations.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Philippe JUVIN | France | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96884.md |
| Jürgen CREUTZMANN | Germany | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96873.md |
| María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105192.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT | Sweden | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96674.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Konstantinos POUPAKIS | Greece | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96658.md |
| Mikael GUSTAFSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109649.md |
| Emilie TURUNEN | Denmark | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96703.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |

## Official source documents

- PE485.837: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-485.837+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2272-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2272-INI.json

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