As part of their respective mandates to protect investors, depositors and policy holders, the three European Supervisory Authorities, the EBA, ESMA and EIOPA are concerned about the practices used by some financial institutions to comply with enhanced prudential requirements under the CRD/R IV,...

The study describes measures taken by Member States for the effective functioning and strengthening of market surveillance authorities, actions to set up market surveillance programmes and stepping-up control systems. It also gives an overview of the products presenting a serious risk..

This study provides an in-depth and detailed comparison between the draft Common Frame of Reference and the Commission's proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive. Furthermore, it identifies those provisions of the CFR which could be used when amending the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive...

This study identifies and analyses the side effects that the "full harmonisation approach" of the proposed Consumer Rights Directive could have on national general contract laws or general sales laws. In particular, the study analyses the reasons for side effects of the proposed directive and...

The debate on textile labelling was spurred by a recent proposal for a Regulation on textile names and related labelling of textile products. This study investigates whether other textile labelling requirements could be brought up in EU legislation, including care instructions, chemical...

This study provides an updated evaluation of the Package Travel Directive. Firstly, the implementation of the Directive – especially though the current state of play in the new Member States – is analysed. Particular aspects of the Directive are treated, such as the problem of the travel...