Therefore the full harmonisation of consumer information and the right of withdrawal in distance and off-premises contracts will contribute to a high level of consumer protection and a better functioning of the business-to-consumer internal market.

39. Calls on the Commission to begin formulating European standards to facilitate cross-border e-commerce, to bridge variations between the laws in force within the various Member States and to remove the obligation within a selective distribution network of having an off-line shop prior to selling online, where it is shown that such an obligation is in contradiction with competition law, or is not justified by the nature of the contract for goods and services sold, thus enabling consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises to fully exploit the internal market's potential in the electronic environment; expresses concern regarding the Commission's decision on the obligation of having an off-line shop prior to selling online as this requirement radicall ...[+++]y hampers online sales;

Therefore the full harmonisation of consumer information and the right of withdrawal in distance and off-premises contracts will contribute to the better functioning of the business to consumer internal market.

– (FI) Mr President, according to the decision taken by the Council in 1992, duty-free sales to travellers within the Community do not apply to the single market, which does not have any tax restrictions.

Since cross-border retailing and purchases in the Internal market do not take place to any significant extent, in response to high RT in some MS, car manufacturers fix pre-tax prices at a lower level than in MS applying no, or low, RT (see Table 4 in Annex for a synthesis [6]).

Outside this conventional structure, the possibility of legalising the grey market is disturbing to most market stakeholders since it necessarily challenges the organisation of the sale of rights (copyrights or sports events broadcasting rights) according to national territory.