MCCAA Logo
  • MCCAA
  • Blata l-Bajda
  • +356 2395 2000
  • +356 8007 4400
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the MCCAA
    • Quality Policy
  • Entities
    • Office for Competition
    • Office for Consumer Affairs
    • Technical Regulations Division
    • Standards and Metrology Institute
  • Communication
    • News
    • Events
    • Publications
    • Consultation
    • Procurement
  • Vacancies
  • Tribunal
  • ECC
CONTACT US
MCCAA
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the MCCAA
    • Quality Policy
  • Entities
    • Office for Competition
    • Office for Consumer Affairs
    • Technical Regulations Division
    • Standards and Metrology Institute
  • Communication
    • News
    • Events
    • Publications
    • Consultation
    • Procurement
  • Vacancies
  • Tribunal
  • ECC
Last updated on 15 Mar, 2018

World Consumer Rights Day half-day conference

 

This year’s World Consumer Rights Day conference organised by the MCCAA focused on how consumers can be best safeguarded in today’s digital world.

Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Valletta 2018 Deo Debattista said that online shopping is nowadays entwined in consumers’ everyday lives. In fact, more than half of the Maltese population opts to shop online for the goods and services it requires.

“The importance of e-commerce to small countries like Malta is evident, as the 2017 Consumer Conditions Scoreboard rates Malta among the countries who are more likely to buy online, not only from another EU Member State, but also from outside the EU. The limited product choice on our island and competitive prices found online tend to urge our consumers to venture more in online shopping,” Debattista noted.

During Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, it was this Government’s priority to make as much progress as possible on the legislative dossiers, which aimed at strengthening the Digital Single Market. A very important achievement was the general approach reached for the Review of the Consumer Protection Co-operation Regulation, a Regulation which aims at modernising cooperation between national administrations and reducing damage for consumers because of cross-border infringements to EU consumer law.

“The Maltese Government is committed to change this by implementing initiatives and policies that encourage entrepreneurs to take their business online. E-commerce presents a great opportunity for Small and Medium Enterprises to reach new customers,” the Parliamentary Secretary said.

During her address Chairperson for the MCCAA, Ing. Helga Pizzuto, emphasised the importance for consumer authorities, consumer associations and the digital market platforms to work together to provide consumers with access to fair and secure markets.

She added that “Digital market places are providing unprecedented choice and convenience to consumers. That the consumer is benefitting from access to a global digital market is confirmed by the steady rise in online sales. This in turn necessitates a review of the safety nets, which need to be in place to ensure that consumers’ rights are safeguarded at all times. The theme of this year’s World Consumer Conference puts the spotlight on this reality”.

Recent News

Office for Competition | Decision
27 Jan, 2023
Updates | 23.01.23 - 29.01.23
27 Jan, 2023
F-Gases | Dates for 2024 quota declaration
23 Jan, 2023
Updates | 16.01.23 till 22.01.23
20 Jan, 2023
Office for Competition | Decision
19 Jan, 2023

Visit us

Mizzi House, National Road, BLATA L-BAJDA, Malta
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 12.00pm

Bank Details

Bank name:
Bank of Valletta
IBAN Number:
MT14VALL22013000000040019986609
Swift code:
VALLMTMT

Contact Us

Full Name *
Subject *
Case Type *
Email *
Your Message *
  I consent to having MCCAA store my submitted information so they can respond to my enquiry. For more information about how we process your personal data, please see our privacy policy.
© 2018 MALTA COMPETITION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WEB DESIGN: BRANDEXPODESIGN
Terms of use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Freedom of Information | Accessibility Statement | Data Protection Policy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Subscribe to our Newsletter

We shall process your personal data in accordingly with our Data Protection Policy. You have the right to unsubscribe from our list by clicking here, following which your email address will be permanently deleted from our database.