Sentences with phrase «consumer protection levels»

That last one is particularly laughable: «Higher consumer protection levels and an increase in the quality of legal services could flow from ABS firms which have a good reputation in providing non-legal services.

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On the federal level, the recently formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can address «unfair, deceptive or abusive practices,» said a spokeswoman.

«Unfortunately, we're more likely to see an erosion of consumer protection at the federal level over the next several years,» Dodd said.

to offer our users the highest level of consumer protection.

Xapo is designed as a regulated intermediary to offer our users the highest level of consumer protection.

The initiative builds partnerships with key stakeholders to advocate for effective consumer protections and a level playing field in the financial marketplace.

Rick is a former Chief of Staff for the federal New Democratic Party, and has led many successful campaigns for important new public policies at the federal and provincial levels related to environmental and consumer protection, urban planning, green jobs creation, democratic reform and progressive taxation.

The Investor Protection Institute undertakes research on consumers» behavior, attitudes, and confidence levels on investor education and protectiProtection Institute undertakes research on consumers» behavior, attitudes, and confidence levels on investor education and protectionprotection issues.

On the state level, states have differing consumer protection regulatory regimes.

At the AFR Retail Summit in Melbourne, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims discusses three related themes around competition and retail; first, removing restrictions, and using the competition laws to good effect; second, addressing misuse of bargaining power in the supply chain; and third, how consumer protection plays an important role in creating a level playing field and underpinning competition and our market economy.

FoodDrinkEurope is a founding member of the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, a forum of European - level organisations, ranging from the food industry to consumer protection NGOs, committed to tackling current issues relating to diet and physical activity.

In 2012, Consumer Reports released a groundbreaking report which showed that many common rice products contain levels of inorganic arsenic which exceed the amount allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency in drinking water.

Patti Rundall of Baby Milk Action - IBFAN UK said: «If these proposals go ahead unchanged they can only bring discredit to the EU, a region that prides itself on its high levels of health safety and consumer protection, human rights and sensitivity to the developing world.

The article quotes industry nutrition lobby group Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) as saying it «deeply regretted» the result of the vote: «This draft regulation would have completed a legal framework ensuring a high level of food safety and guaranteeing strong consumer protection for infants and young children..»

Most parents, as modern consumers with a high level of awareness about safety, design, construction and consumer protection regulations, believe that the manufactured baby equipment devices on the market (strollers, swings, cribs) have been tested thoroughly and demonstrated to be safe.

«This draft regulation would have completed a legal framework ensuring a high level of food safety and guaranteeing strong consumer protection for infants and young children,» adding that the current rules on baby food ensure products are formulated in a way that limits the amount of salt, saturated fat and sugars.

These rules represent an international reference point for third countries, by providing the highest levels of consumer protection,» it reiterated this week.

Assemblymember Kavanagh currently Chairs American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, the State Caucus of Environmental Legislators, and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection In endorsing Rivera, Kavanagh joins a growing list of local progressive elected officials at all levels of government who have announced their support for the leading Democratic candidate.

It also provides a blue print of standards for business to follow to ensure data security and a base level of protections for consumers,» said Kristin Brown, VP for Policy and Government Relations, Empire Justice Center.

That's why consumer protection rules, certification marks, labels, trading standards and the like have to be moved to the EU level and also why some countries which decided to stay out of the EU like Norway or Iceland ultimately have to implement pretty much all the rules, one by one.

At the state level, Wisconsin legislator Terese Berceau (D - Madison) has asked her state's departments of Natural Resources, Health and Family Services, and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to work with her to create a registry of businesses that make nanoparticles as a first step toward tracking their use and potential health effects.

«Almost all of the fruit salads we analyzed contained levels of the tracer organism, which we were representing as being salmonella,» said Randy Phebus, professor of food safety at Kansas State University and one of the authors of the study «Consumer Food Handling Practices Lead to Cross-Contamination,» recently published in the journal Food Protection Trends.

That's great news for consumers, who are able to buy the kind of cars they like with the confidence that they offer high levels of protection.»

Consumers, however, should note that quadricycles in general offer a significantly lower level of occupant protection than is offered by cars.

The IIHS Top Safety Pick ratings help consumers pick vehicles that offer the highest level of crash protection.

We hope that this, together with very high levels of occupant protection, will allow consumers to choose the very safest vehicles in 2014 and after.»

The Investor Protection Institute undertakes research on consumers» behavior, attitudes, and confidence levels on investor education and protectiProtection Institute undertakes research on consumers» behavior, attitudes, and confidence levels on investor education and protectionprotection issues.

Finally, implementation of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 is likely to result in fundamental change in the regulation of the debt relief industry at the federal level.»

Using a novel loan - level administrative dataset from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and econometric techniques, we quantify the (a) effect of consumers receiving lower prices as a result of the law and (b) the demand - expansion effect of lower prices leading new consumers to enter the market.

Though payday lenders have historically been regulated on the state level, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has explored establishing federal regulations and oversight.

Also, members of SMSFs do not have the same level of consumer protection as members of most other types of super funds.

This new development stems from and follows several legal actions involving the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the federal level.

«For the average person, it's not a level playing field right now and our legislation will significantly strengthen consumer protection for condo owners,» said Orazietti.

The agencies — the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — and the SLC recognize that the competitive job market, traditionally low entry - level salaries, and higher student debt loads can contribute to some borrowers preferring greater flexibility with their payments as they transition into the labor market.

On one hand they appear to make the argument they can't shoulder any more consumer protection obligations because creditors have cut back on their funding, but at the same time they appear to have done nothing to require creditors to fund them at appropriate levels.

Consumer Protection — Acknowledging and preserving the high level of customer satisfaction achieved by PADI Members is the cornerstone of the PADI Quality Management program.

The groups sent a letter to the agency that contained new data from testing commissioned by the Empire State Consumer Project, which revealed levels of arsenic contamination in one juice sample that was more than five times higher than what the Environmental Protection Agency would allow in drinking water.

There are organizations that certify green power products to ensure consumers receive what they pay for, Green - E being the most common, and many states and regions also have systems to track these purchases, thereby giving consumers a level of protection.

Although it is too early to give any clear indications as to the likely changes, consumer groups will wish to safeguard the high level of protection previously afforded to British holidaymakers as a consequence of our membership of the EU.

Over the years, European legislation has implemented various directives to ensure a high level of consumer protection for UK nationals travelling to EU member states.

Posts cover congressional committees devoted to environmental and energy topics; consumer product regulations at the state level; and updates to Environmental Protection Agency standards.

It expressed concern «first, on the inexistent level of protection, and second, on the increased consumer confusion this proposal could bring».

As far as possible we wish to have one set of principles and rules for both traditional law firms and ABSs in order to deliver consistent regulatory protection for consumers and a level regulatory playing field for ABSs and traditional law firms.

The preamble of this Directive refers to both the creation of an internal market and the protection of consumers and Article 8 allows for the introduction of a higher level of consumer protection, despite Article 100A (currently 114 TFEU) being the legal basis.

On a global level, many businesses and consumers are still wary of conducting extensive business in cyberspace because of the lack of a predictable legal environment to govern transactions, which results in concerns about contract enforcement, intellectual property protection, liability, jurisdiction, privacy, and security.

P2P is a form of market pressure which pushes the cost of content down, and forces industries to recognize the level of convenience expected by consumers... make all movies and TV shows available on - demand and without copy protection which makes them harder to consume.

State - by - state licensing requirements were explicitly put in place for the purpose of consumer protection so anyone who hires a licensed attorney in his or her state can be promised a basic level of competency.

The Court stresses that the financial consequences for airlines are not disproportionate to the aim of ensuring a high level of consumer protection in the EU (par.

The High Level Meeting and Spring Conference of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) was held in Istanbul between 11 - 13 April under the 2017 - 2018 ICPEN Presidency of T...

A team led by Maravela Asociaţii Partners Gelu Maravela, Alina Popescu, Marius Pătrăşcanu and Ioan Roman as well as senior tax advisor Felix Tapai contributed to the prestigious Doing Business in Europe 2015 guide, providing a complex high level overview of the Romanian legal and tax system on a large number of areas (Finance, Imports and Exports, Investment, Taxation, Business Forms, Company Law, Insolvency, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Data Protection, Competition Law, Consumer Protection, Social Security, Immigration, Environment, Litigation and Arbitration).