EU: Expert Group to study premiums

The European Commission is to draw up a table of national regulations and other controls on discounting practices. This will form the basis of any further proposed action to reinforce single market rules and principles in commercial communications. The table, and an accompanying paper, will seek comments from the Expert Group on Commercial Communications and other interested parties by 21 October, the date of the next meeting of the Expert Group. Following this meeting, it is intended to draft and adopt an Opinion before the end of the year. The Commission has also proposed that the next subject for discussion and decision will be premiums.