The EP Environment Committee adopted on 21 January a report on the Commission’s proposals on sales guarantees for consumer goods. This proposes extending all guarantees for major items to two years. If adopted by the full Parliament, this proposal for a directive could cover purchases for all new and used consumer goods.
Vernon Coaker MP has proposed a bill on product labelling in the UK House of Commons. The bill would ensure that labelling incorporates information relating to the “key facts about the production of goods or services” as well as more nutritional labelling in line with the recommendations contained in the Co-operative Society’s recent report “The… Continue reading UK: MP Proposes Product Labelling Law
Leeds-based ESP, the Ellaby Sheldrake Partnership, has now opened its doors for business and is poised to announce its first client.The company, which aims to offer a consultancy service with a slant towards buying and planning, is linked to media independent Media Lane with whom it shares a building.ESP is run by Michele Ellaby and… Continue reading Media Specialist Launches In Leeds
RevenueITV’s struggle to redress a significant decline in viewing figures has been well-documented and much-discussed over the previous year and new chief executive Richard Eyre unveiled plans to address the Network’s problems at the beginning of January. However the loss of viewers, as far as 1997 is concerned, has resulted in only the slightest increase… Continue reading TV Round-Up – 1997
The EC has announced that it will investigate the planned merger of CLT-UFA and Kirch of the German pay-TV provider Premiere and of the companies BetaDigital and BetaResearch. The aim of the intended merger is to develop Premiere into a joint digital pay-TV channel and marketing platform incorporating Kirch’s current digital television activities, with the… Continue reading EU: EC Monitors Merger Plans
The repeated use of bad language on radio and TV remains an issue of concern to most adults, says a new report released today by the Broadcasting Standards Commission.The importance of the watershed at 9pm was again stressed by respondents. It is used as a guide to likely content and allows parents to exercise some… Continue reading Bad Language Continues To Cause Concern
On 6 January the EP Environment Committee called for what it described as the current “profoundly muddled” state of EU food law to be made more transparent and user-friendly. In condemning the general confusion that exists in EU rules governing the use, labelling and advertising of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), MEPs want clear and new… Continue reading EU: MEPs Seek GMO Clarity
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) of the UK has given “a cautious welcome” to the new data protection bill, which is due to enter into force on 24 October 1998. The bill is intended to draw UK legislation into line with the new EU directive on Data Protection. One of the biggest complaints of the… Continue reading UK: DMA Welcomes Bill
The Confederation of European Paper Industries is organising an ad hoc meeting to consider the possibility of adopting a European Environmental Agreement on the use of graphic paper by the industries involved at all stages of the European paper chain. The project comes in the wake of the EC Communication of last year advising the… Continue reading EU: Paper Chain Responsibilities
The Advertising Association is organizing a meeting on 10 February between representatives of trade groups in the advertising and media sectors and the EC and UK government officials, in order to consider the current attitudes and future plans of the EC for car advertising. EC officials have suggested that various car advertisements in the UK… Continue reading UK: Meeting On Car Advertising
