ASOCIATIA INFOCONS
Budget
€442,200
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.25 FTE
EU Grants
€6,174
Mission & Goals
To protect consumers’ legitimate rights and interests, to raise consumers' awareness about their rights and to develop projects and programs to this respect. Typical goals of the programs are: to protect consumers against the risk of buying or using products of an uncertain quality, to inform consumers about products that could be damaging for their health, to encourage consumers to have the right to choose, to solve consumers’ complaints.
EU Legislative Interests
Consumer legislation and European Directives , such as : Digital Services Act , Sale of Goods Directive , Directive on repair of goods , Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes , Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, NIS 2 Directive, Toy Safety Directive, General Product Safety Regulation , The AI Act and so on.
Communication Activities
• To participate, as an advisory part, in elaboration of the national strategies and programs regarding consumers’ protection; • To oversee legislation enforcement and to contribute to ts updating; • To support the process of consumers’ stratification horizontally and vertically in nongovernmental organizations, able to protect and represent their interests; • To sustain the set up and functioning of local centers of information, consultancy and education for consumers, and to develop its own activities for this purpose; • To organize an information centre for members of consumer’s associations; • To conduct research and studies in consumption and environmental protection in terms of better management of money by eliminating waste; • To carry out studies, researches and comparative tests.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
• Consumers International (CI) • The European Consumer Voice In Standardisation (ANEC) • International Consumer Research & Testing (ICRT) • European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN) • Austrian Institute For Applied Telecommunications (OIAT) • International Waste Working Group ( IWWG) Italia • L’Institut National de la Consommation • EAEA – European Association for Education of Adults – Belgia • East Central European Scholarship Program - Georgetown University • "European Training Centre" Foundation • Generation Europe Foundation • Association of Slovak Consumers • Assoutenti-Italia, • Association of Services Users • United Nations Global Compact; • The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) We are part of the following working groups : https://infocons.ro/despre-noi/grupuri-de-lucru/ and also you can see all collaborates here : https://infocons.ro/despre-noi/colaboratori/ InfoCons is member of Federation of Consumers Association
Organisation Members
The InfoCons members are physical person and we can not provide any personal data regarding them. You can see our organisational structure here : https://infocons.ro/despre-noi/organigrama/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.