Letters

BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation, together with 33 organisations and individuals representing civil society, consumers, doctors, hospitals and healthcare services, conformity assessment bodies (CABs), and academia, wrote to the Commission, the Cyprus EU Council Presidency and Members of the European Parliament to express our concerns about current proposals in the AI Omnibus that would weaken the scope and effectiveness of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act.

Our main concerns is with the removal of Annex I from the AI Act. This change would create a significant loophole, excluding a wide range of industrial and consumer AI systems from the direct scope of the AI Act.

In view of World Consumer Rights Day this Sunday, 15 March, we are writing to express our strong support for the European Commission’s intention to develop a Digital Fairness Act (DFA) and call for it to deliver meaningful protection in the digital environment for people of all ages, including vulnerable groups such as minors, seniors and persons with disabilities.

Ahead of the European Council and adoption of the One Europe, One Market Roadmap, EuroCommerce, representing retail and wholesalers, and BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation representing independent consumer organisations across Europe, jointly call on the EU institutions to commit to the elimination of territorial supply constraints and set a clear timetable for legislative action in the forthcoming Action Plan.