European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its current chair, elected on 7 July 2014, is Vicky Ford.

Work of the committee

The committee is responsible for:

• coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and of the customs union, in particular:
  • the free movement of goods including the harmonization of technical standards
  • the right of establishment
  • the freedom to provide services (other than in the financial and postal sectors)
• measures aiming at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market;
• the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers (other than public health and food safety issues) in the context of the establishment of the internal market.

External links

• Official Webpage