[PDF] Top 20 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Second Consumer Markets Scoreboard PART 1 {COM(2009) 25 final} SEC (2009) 76, 28 1 2009

... on consumer complaints, prices, satisfaction, switching and safety, is still not enough to draw definite conclusions, but the following observations can be made: The satisfaction data show less satisfaction with ... See full document

... 4 The survey data show that exercising consumer’ rights pays off, as sellers generally comply with legislation. EU legislation guarantees the right to return defective goods, to have them repaired or reduced in ... See full document

... Consumer confidence in shopping cross-border has increased since 2006. For example, in 2006, 45% of consumers said that they were less confident buying from a seller in another country than their own when shopping ... See full document

... Since the 2003 war and the fall of the Hussein regime, the Republic of Iraq has been faced with a dire security situation characterized by sectarian violence and an ongoing asymmetric warfare. In particular, Iraq ... See full document

... Revision Following the 2007 Communication on the "Health Check" in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the legislative proposals will provide options aiming at making the Single Payment Scheme more effective, ... See full document

... the Second Strategic Energy Review, published in November 2008, the Commission stated that “All cost-effective measures that can be taken to promote the development and use of indigenous resources should ... See full document

... Union markets and diversified parts of its trade towards other neighbouring ...of 2009, thus illustrating the strong economic interdependence between the EU and ...new markets, thereby partly ... See full document

... The Belgian OP aims at sustainable fisheries enhanced via diversification and innovation, resulting in a viable sector in economic, environmental and social terms. The main objective is to reach an optimal balance ... See full document

... The Human Capital Intensity (HCI) is calculated from the EUROSTAT Labour Force Survey data by adding the share of population aged 25-64 with a "medium" qualification level to the share of population aged ... See full document

... May 2009, annual credit growth was ...May 2009, the spread’s 12 month average for all types of loans stood at ...May 2009, agriculture continued to account for only 4% of outstanding business loans, ... See full document

... the second shows the participation in primary, secondary and tertiary education of population aged 5 to 29 and the last one covers the participation in lifelong learning of 25- to-64 ... See full document

... markets. The most problematic surveyed sectors are energy, transport (bus and rail) 2 and banking services. Energy scores particularly badly in terms of switching, and is among the less well performing sectors in ... See full document

... take part) to 64, though contributions tend to be low and funds are often taken as lump ...to 28% between 2005 and the end of 2007 40 and as at March 2008 there were 11 million Riester- Rente contracts 41 ... See full document

... The Board produces its opinion on the basis of the comments and clarifications which the author service provides in response to the quality checklist. The opinion usually focuses on the three key issues which have been ... See full document

... large part by different methodologies, between the MTRs in different Member ...The Commission has commented again in several notifications on the need to bring termination rates down by shortening glide ... See full document

... the Commission to work closely with the Court of Auditors and the Member States when establishing guidelines and various procedures for the implementation of programmes in order to achieve a common understanding ... See full document

... in 2009, a detailed table in Annex 1 providing titles of projects with their acronyms and reference numbers summarises how these projects fit into the different annual priority areas and Health Programme ... See full document

... its part supported the Biofuel Task Force in Tanzania, where modern laws and regulation are being developed in accordance with EU policies, and cooperated with Brazil on ...January 2009 in ... See full document

... the Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of the UK-based Reuters Group by the Canadian Thomson Corporation, subject to conditions and obligations 234 ...the Commission concluded that the proposed ... See full document

... And finally, at the operational level EC Delegations received guidelines on the practical application of delegated cooperation. Concerning EDF Programming the Guidelines for 10th EDF annual operational reviews 2007 and ... See full document