REGION EASTERN MAKEDONIA AND THRACE

Prefecture KAVALA

CONSUMER ASSOCIATION OF KAVALA

Date of Initial Completion: 21/1/1998 Updates: 1st --- 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 21/12/1999

Date of Last Update: 7/3/2001

e_mail: enoikokav@yahoo.com

I. Identity of Organisation

The Organisation is a member of the: Pan-Hellenic Network of Ecological Organizations

Address

KAVALA Postal Code 653 02 Street: 18, AG. OROUS STR.

Tel. 2510-224319 Fax 2510-220107

Contact Persons: KATERINA GEROSTERGIOU Tel. 2510-224319, 6932 427758

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1995

Aims

Legal protection of the consumer and the environment, improvement of life quality, environmental education.

Members and Friends

With voting right: 300 of whom have paid their membership fee: 150

Material Substructure

Administrative board

Gerostergiou Aikaterini President

Georkakopoulou Chiona Vice President

Kamarias Dimitrios Treasurer

Makri Sophia Member

Nannou Eleni Member

Paschalidis Athanasios Member

Paschalidis Georgios Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Quality of life

Issue-Topic: Consumer protection

From: 1995 To: 1997 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Participation in research studies with the following subjects:1) Recording of product prices at super markets 2) Ill

people's rights (in 8 cities) 3) Credit cards (in 7 cities) 4) Collaboration with students from the Technical Institute of

Kavala 5) Participation for the third consequent year in the legal consumer protection programme6) School cantinas

Issue-Topic: Consumer protection

From: 1995 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Participation in the national consumers' council since 1995. Collaborations with Volos, Heracleon and Patra

consumers' associations. Voting members of the Supreme Council for Granting the Ecological Logo.Non

Issue-Topic: Consumers protection

From: 1995 To: 1997 Range: Local

Activities - Results:

Submission of reports to Kavala's public procecutor in relation to the following:1) Electricity pylons2) T.V. antenas

Issue-Topic: Consumers' protection

From: 1996 To: 1997 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Participation in seminars and meetings such as the following:1) 1996, Athens: Packaging and quality 2) 1997, Athens:

Child and the media3) 1997, Athens: Banks and consumers 4) 1997, Kavala: Sensitisation and education of citizens

on Sustainability issues (under the auspices of UNESCO) 5) 1997, Chrisoupoli: Child-T.V.- Play