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Protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games
2008/2173(INI)·6th term·CULT / IMCO / LIBE·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): MANDERS Antonius (ALDE)
Summary
An own-initiative report on protecting consumers, in particular minors, in the use of video games. Amendments promote the PEGI and PEGI Online age-rating systems, call on Member States to restrict the sale of violent games to minors and to sanction retailers, address game addiction and excessive use, awareness campaigns for parents and teachers, age-verification solutions, and a pan-European code of conduct.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled11 Nov 2008 – 26 Jan 2009
- Procedure completed
61
Amendments
distinct, in window
16
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committee(s)
11 Nov 2008 – 26 Jan 2009
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
16 Members · by amendment count1🇷🇴
Nicolae Vlad POPA
PPE-DE · Romania
12(12 solo)
2🇮🇹Roberta ANGELILLI
European People's Party (EPP) · Italy
7(7 solo)
3🇬🇷Maria MATSOUKA
PSE · Greece
6(6 solo)
4🇬🇷Emmanouil ANGELAKAS
PPE-DE · Greece
6(6 solo)
5🇧🇪Ivo BELET
European People's Party (EPP) · Belgium
5(5 solo)
6🇬🇷Katerina BATZELI
PSE · Greece
5(5 solo)
7🇸🇪Inger SEGELSTRÖM
PSE · Sweden
4(4 solo)
8🇭🇺Kinga GÁL
Patriots for Europe · Hungary
3(3 solo)
9🇪🇸Maria BADIA i CUTCHET
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
3(3 solo)
10🇷🇴Renate WEBER
ALDE · Romania
2(2 solo)
11🇭🇺Pál SCHMITT
European People's Party (EPP) · Hungary
2(2 solo)
12🇩🇪Helga TRÜPEL
Greens / EFA · Germany
2(2 solo)
13🇬🇧Malcolm HARBOUR
European Conservatives & Reformists · United Kingdom
1(1 solo)
14🇳🇱Antonius MANDERS
European People's Party (EPP) · Netherlands
1(1 solo)
15🇬🇷Manolis MAVROMMATIS
PPE-DE · Greece
1(1 solo)
16🇳🇱Cornelis VISSER
PPE-DE · Netherlands
1(1 solo)
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61 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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