NEYTENDASAMTOKIN
The Consumers' Association of Iceland
CI, BEUC and ICRT associate

Neytendasamtokin is an independent consumers' organization with head office in Reykjavík and a local office in Akureyri, the main city in the north of the country.

Founded: 23 March 1953.

Chairman: Jóhannes Gunnarsson.

Number of staff: 7 

Membership 2006: Around 12.000 individuals. (Population of Iceland is 300.000). Only individuals can be members.

Governing structure: The organization is directed by a board of 21, elected for a 2-year period. Each official voting district in the country gets representatives in the board according to the number of its inhabitants.

Finances: Membership fees 65%, publication 15%, state 15%, local authorities 3%, unions 2%.

Publications: Neytendabladid (The Consumers' Magazine) 4 times a year (free to members), books, brochures, posters.

Main areas of work:

• Promoting and protecting the interests of the consumers.
• Representing the consumers and undertaking comparative testing of consumer goods and services.
• Stating consumers' views to the authorities, trade, industry etc.
• Giving assistance in individual cases.
• Consumers' education and information.

ECC Iceland:

Neytendasamtökin runs the office of ECC-Iceland (ENA)  -  www.ena.is