European Framework for Unfair Commercial Practices: Analysis of Directive 2005/29

摘要

Directive 2005/29 on Unfair Commercial Practices was signed by the European Parliament and the Council on May 11, 2005. The directive was published in the Official Journal on June 11. This directive (hereafter the directive), which was proposed on June 18, 2003 by the Commission of the European Communities, relates to unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the Internal Market and amends Directives 84/450, 97/7 and 98/27. It is in turn based on the 2001 Green Paper on EU Consumer Protection (hereafter the Green Paper). t the heart of the directive lies the ambition to tackle barriers to cross-border provision of goods and services to consumers. Consequently, the Green Paper identifies a framework containing a general duty in relation to unfair commercial practices, which can act as a possible basis for reform.