Working Group: International affairs

Contact this working group.

Task
Influencing cross-border business transactions with consumers.

Subjects

• Reinforcing European lobby activities in the field of laws and legislation 
• Influencing the Europeanization of payment transactions (SEPA and e-SEPA)

Lobby issues 

• Avoiding the introduction of an extra 14-day period for returning goods, after completion of the 14-day withdrawal period 
• Preventing the obligation upon web-shops for luxury products to have a physical shop 
• Developing a European hallmark for cross-border web-shops 
• Solving VAT problems in cross-border online transactions

Other goals and activities 

• Mapping out international payment possibilities for Dutch home-retailers; 
• Mapping out the most important barriers to cross-border business transactions with consumers that are due to (European) laws and legislation

External contacts
The Netherlands

• VNO-NCW (Confederation of Netherlands Industries and Employers)

Europe 

• European Commission 
• 22 National Branch Associations

Members of the International Working Group:
Hedwig Wassing (@Leisure), voorzitter 
Wijnand Jongen (Thuiswinkel.org), secretaris 
Frank de Groot (Conrad Electronic Benelux) 
Frank Masker (ASN) 
Jan Henk Nawijn (Aan Zee vakantiehuizen) 
Peter Trompert (The Energy+ Company)