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European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a committee of the European Parliament.

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Work of the committee

The committee is responsible for:

  • coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and of the customs union, in particular:
  • the free movement of goods including the harmonization of technical standards
  • the right of establishment
  • the freedom to provide services (other than in the financial and postal sectors)
  • measures aiming at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market;
  • the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers (other than public health and food safety issues) in the context of the establishment of the internal market.

    • 8th European Parliament (2014–19)

    The committee chair, elected on 7 July 2014, is Vicky Ford (ECR, UK).

    Vice-Chairs are Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (EPP, Sweden), Robert Rochefort (ALDE, France), Catherine Stihler (S&D, UK) and Nicola Danti (S&D, Italy).

    References

    European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Wikipedia
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