U.Di.Con. APS UNIONE PER LA DIFESA DEI CONSUMATORI

U.di.Con. APS welcomes the Commission’s circular economy approach and reiterates that the success of the transition depends on putting consumers at the centre: accessible, informed and sustainable purchasing choices, within a harmonised framework that avoids fragmentation in the single market.

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U.Di.Con. shares the need to modernise the European framework for digital networks and to overcome the remaining fragmentation hampering the development of a truly efficient single market. However, the breadth of the proposal calls for particular caution: such extensive intervention risks being overly complex and distracting from the profiles that most directly affect consumers’ daily lives.

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Contribution from U.Di.Con. In response to the European Commission’s consultation on open digital ecosystems, the Committee views the issue, from the point of view of consumers, as central to freedom of choice, safety, the quality of digital services and the protection of fundamental rights online.

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U.di.Con. APS Union for Consumer Defence, included in the list of consumer associations and representative users at national level, of which it is alarming. 137 of Legislative Decree No 206 of 6 September 2005 and member of the National Council of Consumers and Users (CNCU), summarises the following comments in relation to the above.

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The contribution of U.Di.Con. expresses a favourable assessment of the European Commission’s initiative to define a new framework for renewable energy in the next decade, recognising its central role in the energy transition, security of supply and the competitiveness of the European system.

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This comment is structured according to a number of main points, which seek to highlight the characteristics that the system, as anticipated, must have for consumers. * * * 1) equity in the allocation of costs; Infrastructure costs are certainly significant; this includes maintenance and progressive technological improvement. These costs are borne by consumers, in their capacity as citizens and end-users.

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s legislative act on affordable housing, considering it a necessary and practical response to the growing housing crisis affecting families, young people and the medium-sized population across the European Union.

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U.di.Con. APS welcomes the EU Leaving Action Plan, but calls for strong consumer protection to accompany environmental and industrial objectives. Priorities: affordability of energy with a European social clause (preferential tariffs/support for vulnerable households).

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As U.Di.Con. APS, we welcome the European Commission’s proposal for the Digital Product Passport (DPP). We believe that this instrument is essential to ensure greater transparency, sustainability and traceability along production chains, giving consumers the opportunity to make more informed purchasing choices.

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LU.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s intention to establish a comprehensive strategy for heating and cooling, highlighting its central importance for citizens’ lives and for consumer protection. The priorities indicated are: structural fight against energy poverty, which is now also present; transparency and comparison tools for informed decisions; active participation of citizens through…

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s initiative on the Water Resilience Research and Innovation Strategy, considering that sustainable and efficient water management is a priority objective for consumer protection.

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to speed up the digitalisation of the water sector, recognising it as a strategic need to improve resource management, increase sustainability and ensure greater access to information and transparency of services for consumers.

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The U.Di.Con. document gives an overall positive assessment of the European Commission’s initiative to establish a new framework for energy efficiency in 2030-2040, recognising its strategic role in sustainability, energy security and cost reduction.

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In this comment, U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to update the governance of the Energy Union and climate action, but stresses the need for a more structural integration of the social dimension and consumer protection.

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The document appended to this comment gathers the opinion of U.Di.Con. ODA to the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on the new EU energy security framework, arguing that security of supply should structurally integrate consumer protection.

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The contribution on the Cosmetics Regulation provides a number of important insights to improve safety and transparency in the sector. One of the most significant points concerns the visibility of the PAO (Period After Opening) on the packaging.

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UDi.Con. welcomes the evaluation/revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, highlighting the need for a clear and comprehensible regulatory framework for consumers, especially with regard to the transparency of commercial communications and the protection of minors.

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new strategic vision for sport, stressing that it is a social, educational and cultural area with a strong impact on quality of life. LASSOCIATION calls for clearer and more uniform rules at EU level that enhance the social function of sport, ensuring transparency, integrity, democratic participation and greater social and professional protection for…

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In the commentary on the European Commission’s consultation on the revision of the Digital Decade Strategic Programme, U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the updated targets, reiterating that the digital transformation must have the protection of citizens’ rights at its core.

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s Fighting online fraud action plan and stresses the urgency of timely, systemic and coordinated action against the rise and growing sophistication of online fraud, which is eroding citizens’ savings and trust in the digital ecosystem.

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Contribution from U.Di.Con. APS to the European Commission on the revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 argues that, while the current framework has strengthened the safety of non-food products and consumer protection, the evolution of supply chains and the disruption of e-commerce require further consolidation of the market surveillance system.

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U.di.Con. APS Union for Consumer Defence, member of the National Council of Consumers and Users (CNCU) and representative association at national level within the meaning of Article. 137 of the Consumer Code, expresses its appreciation for the European Commission’s aim of revising Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 on air services, considering that an update of the legal framework for the protection of passengers’ rights…

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The attached U.Di.Con. document sets out an analysis and a series of proposals aimed at strengthening energy security in the European Union (EU) in response to future crises. Building on practical experience, it is illustrated how energy crises have a heavy impact on consumers, who face higher supply costs and inflation.

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The attached document, drawn up by U.Di.Con. APS is a contribution to the targeted revision of Regulation (EU) 2021/782 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations. The association, as an institutional body responsible for consumer protection, stresses that European citizens need a truly integrated railway system that is simple and capable of guaranteeing concrete rights.

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U.di.Con. APS welcomes the revision of the European regulatory framework on postal services, considering it essential to preserve the universal service principle, especially to protect vulnerable users and rural areas.

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The quality of the work. Firstly, it is of paramount importance that loans for energy renovations are provided for work carried out by professional companies; in this sense, it is envisaged to set up a register or register that assesses the credibility of these companies on the basis of some selected reliability indices.

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s initiative on the European Social Security Card, considering it a practical tool for making European citizenship effective and facilitating the mobility of citizens (work, study and access to care) within the EU.

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U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s assessment of the EU’s rules of origin, pointing out that these rules have a direct impact on consumers’ rights and choices. The EESC calls for the rules on the origin of goods to be clear, transparent and easily understandable, so that consumers can know the origin of the products, the traceability of the entire chain, particularly in the food sector, and the…

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Our statutory purpose is to protect and protect consumers, who, from the point of view of the present case, can be defined as users of cross-border car rental services. In view of this, the Commission intends to contribute to the work by highlighting certain essential requirements for consumers when using the services referred to above. (1) the need to reduce car rental costs.

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