Consumers and standards: from intentions to action (in French only)

Author

Charles Tanguay, Bruce J. Farquhar

Organization

Union des consommateurs

Published

2006

Summary

Last year, Union des consommateurs published a research report entitled Towards Greater Participation by Consumers in the Standardization Process. That report presented an overview of the situation in Canada, the United States, Europe, and other countries, which sought to identify the factors curbing consumer participation and the means for encouraging greater participation. The aim of this report is to summarize the issues and analyse the context in which the current regulatory reforms in Canada are taking place, so as to better grasp the specific challenges this context presents for both standardization and consumers groups. This report presents the current state of Union des consommateurs’ thinking on these issues, as well as the various standardization-related initiatives in which it has participated in recent months. In addition, this report attempts to draw conclusions on the appropriate strategic positioning for consumers groups in the years to come with respect to standardization’s role in regulations, and consumers groups’ role in the forums where these issues are dealt with.

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This research received funding support through the Office of Consumer Affairs' Contributions Program.

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Source: Consumer Policy Research Database