Decision No 1926/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (1)

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Decision No 1926/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (1)

DECISION No 1926/2006/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 December 2006 establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 153 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1 ),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2 ),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3 ),

Whereas:

(1) The Community can contribute to protecting the health, safety and economic and legal interests of citizens through actions in the field of consumer protection.

(2) It is therefore appropriate to establish a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy, replacing Decision No 20/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 establishing a general framework for financing Community actions in support of consumer policy for the years 2004 to 2007 (4 ). That Decision should therefore be repealed.

(3) Integrating co...

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