council resolut june commun consum polici council european union regard commiss commun consum polici action plan commun order ensur high level consum protect promot interest consum contribut protect health safeti econom interest consum promot inform educ organis order safeguard interest consum protect requir account defin implement commun polici activ interdepend polici activ consum polici initi grow inter relationship consum interest stakehold societi past achiev commmun consum polici includ import legisl polit orient adopt council contribut substanti high level consum protect promot econom legal interest consum decis ec european parliament council januari establish gener framework commun activ favour consum state preambl evalu past achiev draw polici prioriti programm implement gener framework includ action plan call articl consist complementar commun activ project gener framework commun programm initi consum polici action plan vienna european council decemb state conclus intern market consum protect futur prioriti council commun consum polici respect principl subsidiar proportion accord articl treati establish european commun consum polici commun support supplement polici pursu member state member state adopt maintain forc stringent provis compat treati ensur higher level consum protect choic measur commun level safeguard establish requir high level consum protect base analysi object achiev natur scope issu cover potenti cost benefit action lack action develop market order make choic legisl legisl solut circumst regul busi voluntari agreement consum organis busi complement specif case ann altern legisl faster reaction market develop regul agreement meet object high level consum protect safeguard consum right inform restrict competit proper enforc monitor regul voluntari agreement essenti effect failur regul voluntari agreement requir adopt bind rule regard food safeti council consum polici continu guid declar luxembourg european council decemb inter alia complet aspect commun legisl simplif cover effect coher entir chain food product optimis member state control strengthen coordin commiss develop european standard great benefit consum regard health safeti gener agre consum repres close involv standardis process suffici access expertis order plai full part process globalis market rapidli increas complex good servic manufactur process rapid spread inform commun technolog provid clear benefit consum pose potenti risk present challeng commun consum polici implement enforc develop requir cooper coordin member state commiss dynam role commun defend interest european consum relev intern fora welcom commiss action plan analysi propos action contain ii call commiss implement action plan whilst take account decis ec articl call consist complementar commun activ project programm initi relev polit orient adopt council put specif emphasi issu health safeti econom legal interest pai attent review direct gener safeti product relat analysi safeti servic follow commiss green paper gener principl food law european union prepar submit propos horizont framework direct food law futur determin guid precautionari principl prepar propos legisl consum relat activ develop prioriti clear effect guidelin applic principl continu activ polici aim mainten market transpar market balanc interest consum area inform societi electron commerc distanc sell financi servic open competit public util continu part polici work protect legal interest consum includ easi access redress procedur take account point council resolut januari consum dimens inform societi review context exist commun consum protect legisl propos provis account context vulner consum group power voic consum contribut strengthen consum organis european nation level inter alia dissemin practic reinforc role consum repres commun level examin issu circumst dialogu consum organis busi encourag promot voluntari agreement member state inform thereof contribut improv effect involv consum repres standardis process integr ensur consum protect requir fulli understood account definit implement commun polici develop sustain consumpt pattern review consum relat legisl order develop coher comprehens consum polici intern relat greater account intern bilater multilater trade relat consum polici requir regard consum econom legal interest consum health safeti ensur consum polici requir address enlarg process iii call commiss member state develop dialogu consum polici aim enhanc effect consum polici measur coordin main line nation consum polici specif activ polici continu improv develop enforc commun legisl administr cooper coordin author member state respons develop enforc consum legisl includ cooper research inform risk assess market surveil iv call member state ensur nation level consum protect requir account relev polici strengthen mean nation consum organis improv consult nation level contribut enabl effect particip consum repres standardis process reaffirm intent develop activ consum polici commun level line refer account consum polici requir decis commun polici agre assess regular basi progress made follow resolut oj oj