Monitoring and analysing European advertising

This week's headline news

  • EU: European Commission rejects HFSS food advertising restrictions based on parliamentary question
  • EU: Commission consults on E-commerce Directive
  • EU: Article 29 Working Party approves the European code of conduct of FEDMA for the use of personal data in direct marketing
  • UK: Scottish Alcohol Commission publishes final report on how to tackle alcohol abuse, recommends ban on alcohol sponsorship and possible end to all alcohol advertising
  • UK: ASA Alcohol Advertising Survey shows 99.7% compliance rate with Advertising Codes
  • UK: Ofcom TV food advertising restrictions are reducing amount HFSS food advertising children see
  • Ireland: BAI publishes revised rules on Advertising and Teleshopping (Daily and Hourly Limits)
  • Spain: Government revises Royal Decree on Cosmetics
  • UK: DMA publishes new Code of Practice, covers environmental best practice
  • UK: Government to retain FSA, however nutrition policy and labelling will be transferred to the Department of Health
  • Austria: Vienna City Councillor fights sexist advertising
  • Spain: NGO argues regulation of sex ads possible under existing law
  • US: Reverb Communications to settle FTC charges that it engaged in deceptive advertising through misleading online endorsements
  • Global: OECD publishes its report on the online and offline future of the news publishing industry
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