Fogyasztóvédők Magyarországi Egyesülete

The European Consumer Consultative Group (ECCG) is a consultative group set up by the European Commission to consult national and European consumer organisations, to discuss problems and give advices relating to consumer interests. It advises the Commission when it is drawing up policies and activities which will affect consumers. It also informs the Commission of developments in consumer policy in the Member States.
 

The ECCG meets four times a year in Brussels.
 

The Group is composed of 29 members appointed for 3 years. Their term of office is renewable.

The members of this group:

• one representative of national consumer organisations per country;
• one member from each European consumer organisation (BEUC and ANEC);
• two associate members (EUROCOOP and COFACE);
• Two EEA observers (Iceland and Norway).

The ECCG has been created by Commission Decision 2003/709/EC of 9 October 2003. This Decision has been repealed by Commission Decision 2009/705/EC of 14 September 2009 setting up a European Consumer Consultative Group.

The Group adopts its own rules of procedure on the basis of a proposal made by the Commission.

The Group may decide to set up temporary sub-groups to examine specific questions. There are 4 sub-groups on the following questions: financial services, competition, energy and the definition of indicators for consumer organisations.