The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the review of the various directives related to consumer protection and consumer rights.
As part of the REFIT http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/refit/index_pt.htm programme - which aims to make EU law simpler and to reduce regulatory costs, thus contributing to a clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework - the EC has begun a Fitness Check of Consumer and Marketing legislation. This consultation seeks to assess whether the following rules remain fit for purpose:
- Directive 2005/29/EChttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986266 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market;
- Directive 1999/44/EChttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986511 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees;
- Directive 93/13/EEChttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986747 on unfair terms in consumer contracts;
- Directive 98/6/EChttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986624 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers;
- Directive 2006/114/EC
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32006L0114 concerning misleading and comparative advertising;
- Directive 2009/22/EC
The consultation also covers the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EUhttps://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1105221) which is the subject of separate evaluation.
Stakeholders (citizens, companies, associations, authorities, etc.) may respond to the questionnaire https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ConsumerLawFitnessCheck, which is available online, by 2 September 2016.
Further information:
- Review of EU Consumer law (Fitness Check) http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumer_rights/review/index_en.htm
