The Presidency informed the Council about the global compromise text regarding a draft directive on consumer rights, supported by a qualified majority of delegations within the Permanent Representatives Committee, in order to reach a general approach at a forthcoming Council meeting.
Pending the opinion of the European Parliament, expected next year, the draft directive seeks to harmonise rules on consumer rights for contracts concluded between traders and consumers at a distance and off-premises, for example cross-border sales through the internet.
Ministers took also note of the autumn edition of the "4th Consumer Market Scoreboard" published by the Commission (see Council documents 17300 and 15407).