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Australia - International Internet Sweep highlights problem websites
12 February 2010
Early results from Australia's Internet Sweep indicate that online ticketing has emergeed as an area of concern.
Australia - International Pyramid scheme collapses following Court decision
12 February 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission was successful in an action against 'The Emerald Passport' scheme established by a corporation based in Panama promoting self help products.
Barbados - Activities and Events of the Fair Trading Commission of Barbados planned for 2010
12 February 2010
The Consumer Protection Division is about to launch a Consumer Rights Charter entitled 'Consumer Rights and Responsibilities'. The Charter is a collaboration with the Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs, the Office of Public Counsel, and the National Initiative for Service Excellence and the Barbados National Standard Institute.
Poland - Airline tickets without secret
12 February 2010
Passenger service charge, noise and airport charges, boarding and passenger tax-es - these are only some of the expenses that a consumer travelling by plane needs to incur. Within an international project, the OCCP checked which charges and fees are imposed by airlines and how they are calculated
Lithuania - The State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of the Republic of Lithuania takes action against financial services providers.
12 February 2010
In 2009 the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority conducted an investigation regarding activities of one of the biggest Lithuanian bank potentially breaching the Law on Prohibition of Unfair Business-to-Consumer Commercial Practices.

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