European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its current chair, elected on 7 July 2014, is Vicky Ford.[1]
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.
References
- ↑ European Parliament press release 2014-07-07
