Consumer overindebtedness tender announced

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumer protection has published a call for tenders for a study relating to the phenomenon of consumer overindebtedness. The contract is divided into two lots, covering the following aspects: - Lot 1: Statistica...

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumer protection has published a call for tenders for a study relating to the phenomenon of consumer overindebtedness.

The contract is divided into two lots, covering the following aspects:

- Lot 1: Statistical aspects:
- - collection and analysis of the statistical data currently available enabling the extent of this problem in the Member States, as well as its cross-border impact, to be quantified;
- - critical investigation of the methodological approaches currently in use and formulation of proposal with a view to standardising these methods.

- Lot 2: Legal aspects:
- - critical comparative survey of existing national legislation on the subject of methods for preventing and dealing with situations of consumer overindebtedness.
For further information, please contact:

The European Commission
Directorate-General for Health and Consumer protection
Unit A'5
Financial Services
B232 7/34
rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax [phone]