Translation of "Attention accordée à la demande des consommateurs " (French → English) :

consumer orientation

customer orientation | customer-based orientation | customer-based approach

Training of Specialized Personnel, with Special Attention to ensure the Training of Women Specialists

However, it is not possible to attribute this to energy prices alone at this stage, as tax and levy exemptions for energy intensive industries, recession, structural changes in the world economy and corresponding global shifts in consumer demand are also important factors.

However, not enough attention has been paid to customers and consumers, who are in a weak position; this applies to the poor and to those living in remote areas.

15. Takes the view that, as a rule, consumers can be assumed to act rationally prior to a purchase, but not to be fully aware of their rights in case of problems; hence calls for an increased focus on genuine consumer behaviour, while taking into account special needs of vulnerable groups such as children and elderly people and people with certain disabilities; recalls the newly adopted budget line proposed by Parliament for a pilot project inter alia to develop a consumer data base and conduct surveys and interviews and a comparison of achievements in the Member States; welcomes the work of the Commission in establishing a consumer p ...[+++]olicy scoreboard, which will lead to improved understanding inter alia of price structures and consumer behaviour and satisfaction;

12. Asks applicants for accession to pay particular attention to consumer protection during the changeover phase; asks them also to implement legislation requiring mandatory dual-pricing displays for a sufficiently long duration and to establish effective procedures for protecting consumers against unjustified price increases during the changeover phase or longer; asks for clear public campaigns which point out that the only weapon against unjustified price increases is consumer power to choose their suppliers freely; points out th ...[+++]at special attention should be paid to price setting in public or private monopoly situations and by public authorities; invites them to put into place for a period of at least two years an observatory responsible for publishing data on the evolution of about ten particularly significant consumer prices;