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French Retail Federation (FCD) in Brussels. Keeping up to speed with the latest EU developments in the interest of our members, their businesses and customers.
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http://www.fcd.fr 02-10-2015 06:06:52
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🎤 We need to improve 🇪🇺 #competitiveness in the long term!
👉 Let's relaunch the European #InternalMarket > let's stop the barriers and enforce the existing rules! EESC Single Market
📺 Watch EESC member Prouzet Emilie #ReportingFromPlenary
👉 More in our PR: bit.ly/3Wg9R8Q
Votez pour votre représentant, votre député, c'est décider du cadre dans lequel vous voulez vivre #UseYourVote European Economic and Social Committee European Parliament
'Making the Single Market work for all!' The proposal for a regulation on #latepayment is the example of what not to do. Present options that have not been assessed. 👉Christel Delberghe EuroCommerce FCD
Today, European retail associations (Ecommerce Europe, EuroCommerce & Independent Retail Europe) finalised a position paper with our recommendations to improve the interpretation and compliance with price announcements.
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📢 How can we reignite the Single Market? In a new joint call for a comprehensive, long-term Single Market integration agenda with DIGITALEUROPE, @eurochambres, @eurocommerce, European Round Table, and @SMEUnited, BusinessEurope urges EU institutions to act by breaking down barriers to
The European Commission proposal for #LatePayment risks harming European #businesses . Along with BUSINESSEUROPE we emphasize the importance of practicable B2B rules that ensure compliance with reasonable payment terms.
Read our joint Agence Europe op-ed: agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/ar…
🛑🇪🇺Business organisations BUSINESSEUROPE & Eurochambres argue that #LatePayment proposal could have unintended and harmful consequences for 🇪🇺 companies.
While actions to curb late payments are needed, consequences of the proposal are underestimated.
#Onesizedoesnotfitall
The impact of the proposed 30-day fixed payment terms will be disproportionate and dramatic for a sector worth 10% to the EU economy, costing up to €150bn to the retail sector alone #FlexNotFixed #LatePayments Conseil du Commerce de France (CdCF)
📢 A French toy store owner explains👇
In case you missed the message on #LatePayments from our Director General Christel Delberghe last week! 👇
#FlexNotFixed
🆘European businesses are saturated with red tape.
Hospodářská komora joined #EuropeUnlocked to point out the need to boost European #competitiveness and #growth .
#EuropeUnlocked is a broad coalition which stands for a stronger #SingleMarket and fight against protectionism.
Our message for the #COMPET council tomorrow: while we support a culture of prompt payment, we do not support the proposed #LatePayments Regulation. Preserving freedom of contract beyond 30 days is crucial for #retail ! #FlexNotFixed 👉eurocommerce.eu/late-payments/
📢 #BusinessEurope & The Consumer Voice express our grave concerns about a possible dissolvement of IMCO Committee Press committee in the context of a debated European Parliament committee reform.
As major business and consumer umbrella groups we call for a strongly mandated #IMCO in next legislature
The draft #LatePayments regulation seeks to address non-payments or late payments. And bad payers need to be held to account, but a shorter payment period won’t stop them breaking the rules. Focus on the problem not the payment terms #FlexNotFixed
👉eurocommerce.eu/late-payments/
Reducing payment terms to 30 days for all European companies and without an exemption will put businesses at risk.
That is also our view! More here: eurocommerce.eu/late-payments/
#latepayments #Flexnotfixed