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EU AFFAIRS: A MUST FOR DISTANCE SELLING Our involvement in Brussels – a matter of teamwork : EU AFFAIRS: A MUST FOR DISTANCE SELLING Our involvement in Brussels – a matter of teamwork
Berlin, 1 December 2006 Aad WEENING, Secretary General Emel YAVUZ, Director EU Affairs Susanne CZECH, new Secretary General
A G E N D A : A G E N D A The Grand Westin
Berlin - Germany
Slide3 : OUR NETWORK IN EUROPE OUR VOICE IN BRUSSELS
Range of Goods and Services : Online Range of Goods and Services
Offline
The sector today: : Multi-channel The sector today:
Multi-Market
2005 per head: total distance selling (€) : 2005 per head: total distance selling (€) 434 Services included
Only goods (on & offline)
2005 per capita (€): only goods (on & offline) : 2005 per capita (€): only goods (on & offline)
Online USAGE Europe (% population) : Online USAGE Europe (% population)
Mail volume per country (courtesy Posteurop) : Number of addressed mail items delivered per capita* Source: Ecorys 2005 * includes addressed, items of correspondence, addressed printed matters Mail volume per country (courtesy Posteurop)
Mobile Phone Market Europe : Mobile Phone Market Europe
Slide12 : EU Member States and candidate countries
MAIN EU INSTITUTIONS: : MAIN EU INSTITUTIONS:
Mandate of present Commission: 2009
27 Commissioners, including Bulgaria and Romania (2007) Present legislature ends 2009
732 members – consensus !! Rotating presidency every six months:
2/2006: Finland
1/2007: Germany
2/2007: Portugal
1/2008: Slovenia
2/2008: France
1/2009: Czech Republic
2/2009: Sweden
THE COMMISSION TEAM (sel) : THE COMMISSION TEAM (sel) Barroso (goal)- ©
Verheugen (ENTR)
Frattini (JAI)
Dimas (ENV)
Almunia (ECFIN)
Kovacs (TAX)
Kroes (COMP)
Mandelson (TRADE)
Reding (INFOSOC)
Kyprianou (SANCO)
McCreevy (MARKT)
Subst:
Rehn (ENLARG)
Barrot (TRANS)
Kuneva (SANCO - new)
Team Barroso Coach: EU Council
Referee: ECJ
Asst: Ombudsman
Asst: Nat. Courts
Supervisor: EURPARL
General regulatory EU issues : General regulatory EU issues
Our main concerns : Our main concerns
Impact EU initiatives on distance selling : Impact EU initiatives on distance selling
Order
Contract Delivery Invoicing Returns Marketing Data protection legislation
Review of the Distance Selling Directive Applicable law (Rome I, Rome II, Services Directive)
Review of the Distance Selling Directive Third Postal Directive
Environmental Issues Single European Payment Area
Consumer Credit Directive Review of the Distance Selling Directive
Inconsistency in EU approach : Inconsistency in EU approach
Distance Selling
opt-out for mail, e-mail, telephone
General Data Protection:
opt-out and self-regulation
E-Commerce Directive: country of origin
Red Tape discussion: decrease administrative burden
How to influence and be involved : How to influence and be involved
Decision-making procedures: Co-decision : Decision-making procedures: Co-decision Commission proposal First Reading Second Reading Conciliation
Parliament Members from 2007 :
Germany 99
France 72
Italy 72
UK 72
Poland 50
Spain 50
Romania 33
Netherlands 25
Belgium 22
Greece 22
Portugal 22
Czech Republic 20
Hungary 20
Sweden 18
Austria 17
Bulgaria 17
Denmark 13
Finland 13
Slovakia 13
Ireland 12
Lithuania 12
Latvia 8
Slovenia 7
Cypres 6
Estonia 6
Luxembourg 6
Malta 5 Total Number of MEP’s: 732 Parliament Members from 2007
Council: votes per country after 2007 :
France 29
Germany 29
Italy 29
UK 29
Poland 27
Spain 27
Romania 14
Netherlands 13
Belgium 12
Czech Republic 12
Greece 12
Hungary 12
Portugal 12 Austria 10
Bulgaria 10
Sweden 10
Denmark 7
Finland 7
Ireland 7
Lithuania 7
Slovakia 7
Cypres 4
Estonia 4
Latvia 4
Luxembourg 4
Slovenia 4
Malta 3 Total Votes: 345 - Blocking Minority:
90 votes or 13 Member States or <62% of EU population Council: votes per country after 2007
Decision Making – EMOTA Involvement : Decision Making – EMOTA Involvement Commission Council Parliament Associations Governments
PR support: more visibility : PR support: more visibility
Elements of the action plan : Elements of the action plan
FAMOUS QUOTES : FAMOUS QUOTES
Slide28 : Team plus coach: a winning combination
Slide29 : Trinidad – Uruquay 1 – 0 (World Cup 2006)
Slide30 : Selection:
Stefan Mumelter (Austria)
Barbara Döninger (Austria)
Ivan Vandermeersch (Belgium)
Tomas Hajek (Cz. Republic)
Bjarne Willingshǿj (Danmark)
Jari Perko (Finland)
Marc Lolivier (France)
Thomas Lolivier (Germany BVH)
Christian Russ (Germany BDV)
Mark Hogarth(Great Britain)
Jean Paul Ehrmann (Greece)
Gyorgy Thurzo (Hungary)
Howard Jacobs (Ireland)
Pier Attilio Rubini (Italy)
Wijnand Jongen(Netherlands)
Gerhard Anthun (Norway)
Piotr Pokrzywa (Poland)
Mihai Petroff (Romania)
Michael Yatsenko (Russia)
Juraj Sebo (Slovakia)
Bostjan Zrimsek (Slovenia)
Iniãki Uriarte (Spain)
Sol Mestre (Spain)
Lennart Helgesson (aka
THE LEGEND - Sweden)
Mark Meier (Switzerland)
Coach: Susanne Czech
Asst. Coach: Emel Yavuz
Advisers: Strategy, LEX, PR
Board: GM and his team
The winning team: Team EMOTA:
Slide31 : CONCLUSION:
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