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).
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Bert KEIRSBILCK, KU Leuven ; Evelyne TERRYN, KU Leuven ; Anaïs MICHEL, KU Leuven and Ivano ALOGNA, BIICL
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- COMERŢ
- consum
- dezvoltare durabilă
- durata de viață a unui produs
- ECONOMIE
- economie circulară
- etichetă ecologică
- informarea consumatorilor
- legislaţia privind protecţia consumatorului
- lupta împotriva risipirii resurselor
- marketing
- MEDIU ÎNCONJURĂTOR
- politica mediului înconjurător
- politică economică
- PRODUCŢIE, TEHNOLOGIE ŞI CERCETARE
- proiectare ecologică
- risipă
- societate de consum
- tehnologie şi reglementări tehnice