Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
This paper analyses the contribution, or lack of contribution of, the current EU Consumer Protection Legislation to a sustainable consumption and a longer lifetime of products. In addition, it gives an overview of the most relevant best practices at national and international level and provides recommendations on the future development and possible reforms of European consumer protection legislation in order to contribute to a more sustainable consumption and a longer lifetime of products. This document was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).
Uitgebreide analyse
Externe auteur
Bert KEIRSBILCK, KU Leuven ; Evelyne TERRYN, KU Leuven ; Anaïs MICHEL, KU Leuven and Ivano ALOGNA, BIICL
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Zoekterm
- bestrijding van verspilling
- circulaire economie
- commercialisering
- consumentenrecht
- consumentenvoorlichting
- consumptie
- consumptiemaatschappij
- duurzame ontwikkeling
- eco-ontwerp
- ECONOMIE
- ECONOMIE, VERKEER EN HANDELSVERKEER
- economisch beleid
- levensduur van het product
- MILIEU
- milieubeleid
- milieukeurmerk
- PRODUCTIE, TECHNOLOGIE EN ONDERZOEK
- technologie en technische voorschriften
- verspilling