Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
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The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a committee of the European Parliament.
[edit] 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:
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- the free movement of goods including the harmonisation of technical standards,
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- the right of establishment,
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- the freedom to provide services except 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, except for public health and food safety issues, in the context of the establishment of the internal market.
[edit] Members of the Committee
| Name | Position in Committee | Member State | Party Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlene McCarthy | Chairwoman | United Kingdom | PES |
| Charlotte Cederschiöld | Vice-Chairwoman | Sweden | EPP |
| Zuzana Roithová | Vice-Chairwoman | Czech Republic | EPP |
| Marco Rizzo | Vice-Chairman | Italy | NGL |
| Adam Jerzy Bielan | Member | Poland | UEN |
| Godfrey Bloom | Member | United Kingdom | ID |
| Mia De Vits | Member | Belgium | PES |
| Bert Doorn | Member | The Netherlands | EPP |
| Janelly Fourtou | Member | France | ALDE |
| Evelyne Gebhardt | Member | Germany | PES |
| Małgorzata Handzlik | Member | Poland | EPP |
| Malcolm Harbour | Member | United Kingdom | EPP |
| Christopher Heaton-Harris | Member | United Kingdom | EPP |
| Anna Hedh | Member | Sweden | PES |
| Edit Herczog | Member | Hungary | PES |
| Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Member | Finland | ALDE |
| Pierre Jonckheer | Member | Belgium | Greens-EFA |
| Henrik Dam Kristensen | Member | Denmark | PES |
| Alexander Graf Lambsdorff | Member | Germany | ALDE |
| Kurt Lechner | Member | Germany | EPP |
| Lasse Lehtinen | Member | Finland | PES |
| Toine Manders | Member | The Netherlands | ALDE |
| Manuel Medina Ortega | Member | Spain | PES |
| Bill Newton Dunn | Member | United Kingdom | ALDE |
| Béatrice Patrie | Member | France | PES |
| Zita Pleštinská | Member | Slovakia | EPP |
| Guido Podestà | Member | Italy | EPP |
| Giovanni Rivera | Member | Italy | None |
| Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda | Member | Spain | EPP |
| Heide Rühle | Member | Germany | Greens-EFA |
| Leopold Józef Rutowicz | Member | Poland | None |
| Andreas Schwab | Member | Germany | EPP |
| Eva-Britt Svensson | Member | Sweden | NGL |
| József Szájer | Member | Hungary | EPP |
| Marianne Thyssen | Member | Belgium | EPP |
| Jacques Toubon | Member | France | EPP |
| Bernadette Vergnaud | Member | France | PES |
| Barbara Weiler | Member | Germany | PES |
| Glenis Willmott | Member | United Kingdom | PES |
Also numerous substitute members
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