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Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29) - Greece

National Law

Title	Adoption date	In force date	PDF
Law 2251/1994 Protection of consumers	16/11/1994	16/11/1994
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 339 On package travel, in line with the Directive 90/314 (ΕΕL 158/59) on package travel, package holidays and package tours.	05/09/1996	11/09/1996
Civil Code	21/08/2002	21/08/2002
Law 2251/1994 Protection of consumers	21/08/2002	21/08/2002
Law 2251/1994 Protection of consumers	10/07/2007	10/07/2007
Law 2251/1994 Protection of consumers	10/07/2007	10/07/2007
LAW 3587 Amendment and supplementation of Law 2251/1994 on "Consumers'' protection" as in effect	10/07/2007	10/07/2007	Greece UCP-EN_en.pdf
Joint Ministerial Decision Number Z1-130 Harmonisation of Greek legislation with Directive 2088/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long-term holiday product, resale and exchange contracts (OJ L 33 of 03.02.2009)	21/02/2011	22/02/2011
Ministerial Decision no. Z1-111, "Adaptation of Greek legislation to [...] b) Directive 2009/22 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23. April 2009 on on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (Codified version) published in the Official Journal of the EC no. L 110 of 1.5.2009, p.30, [...}	07/03/2012	07/03/2012
Law 2251/1994 Protection of consumers	07/03/2012	07/03/2012

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Cases

National ID	Common Name	Directive Part	Decision type	Decision date
Court of Appeal of Athens 2130/2013	Court of Appeal of Athens 2130/2013	Chapter 2, Article 5, 2., (b) Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1.	Court decision in appeal	11/04/2013
General Secretary for the Consumer, press release dated 5th of January 2011	General Secretary for the Consumer, press release dated 5th of January 2011	Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6	Other	05/01/2011
Ombudsman of the Consumer 10th of October 2007 (Protocol No 1428)	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 4. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1.	Other	10/10/2007
Ombudsman of the Consumer, 9th of August 2010 (Protocol No 1752)	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 4. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1.	Other	09/08/2010
Ombudsman of the Consumer 28th of December 2009 (Protocol No 4084)	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 4. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 7, 1. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 7, 4., (a) Chapter 2, Article 5, 2.	Other	28/12/2009
Recommendation no 1/03-05-2008	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 4. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1.	Other	03/05/2008
Ombudsman of the Consumer 10th of September 2010 (Νo of protocol 1912)	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 2., (a) Chapter 2, Section 2, Article 8	Other	10/09/2010
Ombudsman of the Consumer 10th of March 2011 (Νo of protocol 2528)	link	Annex I, 29. Chapter 2, Section 2, Article 8	Other	10/03/2011
Ombudsman of the Consumer 10th of March 2011 (Νo of protocol 2532)	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 2., (b) Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 7, 1. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 7, 4., (c) Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 6, 1., (b)	Other	10/03/2011
Ombudsman of the Consumer 9th of December 2010 (Protocol No 2853)	link	Chapter 2, Article 5, 2., (a) Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 7, 2. Chapter 2, Section 1, Article 7, 1.	Other	09/12/2010

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Legal Literature

Reference	Title	Author	Publication Year
Καταχρηστικές ρήτρες στις καταναλωτικές συμβάσεις-Ισχύς της απόφασης επί συλλογικής αγωγής, Χρονικά Ιδιωτικού Δικαίου Ι/2010, 502-503	Abusive clauses in consumer contracts – Legal enforcement of a court decision over a class action	M. STATHOPOULOS	2010
DEE (Dikaio Epixeiriseon kai Etairion) 5/2014, pages 479-491 (Company and Enterprises Law – legal magazine)	Case Law data on unfair commercial practices	KALAMPOUKA, P.	2014
Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki	Consumer protection Law	KARAKOSTAS, I.	2012
2η έκδοση, Αθήνα , Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη (2nd edition, Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki)	Consumer protection law: greek- community: article by article interpretation of the L. 2251/1994 and other related laws	ALEXANDRIDOU, E. (editor)	2015
3η έκδοση, Αθήνα , Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη (3rd edition, Athens: Nomiki Bibliothiki)	Consumer Protection Law: L. 2251/1994 as in force: interpretation- case law- practical application	KARAKOSTAS, I.	2016
Inspection of Commercial Law, 2012, pages 16-44	Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices (Directive UCP = UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES): Legal mechanism of operation and the dysfunctions during the implementation of the directive	G. BEHRI - KECHAGIOGLOU	2012
BUSINESS & CORPORATE LAW, 2011, issue: 8-9/2011, August-September, pages 877-883	From Greek to Community law of unfair competition – implementation problems of the "blacklist" of the Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (=articles 9f and 9h of Law 2251/1994)	M.-TH. MARINOS	2011
Ατομική και συλλογική προστασία των καταναλωτών από την έλλειψη ουσιαστικής διαπραγμάτευσης των όρων της σύμβασης, 2008, Εκδόσεις Σάκκουλα Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη	Individual and collective protection of the consumers against the lack of substantive negotiation of contract terms	G.I.DELLIOS	2008
SAKKOULAS PUBLICATIONS, ATHENS	Misleading and comparative advertising	KOURTIS, I.	2015
Episkopisi Emporikou Dikaiou (EpiskED) D/2013, pages 847-870 (Review of Commercial Law – legal magazine)	Pyramid Sale System as a misleading commercial practice under article 9f par. n of law 2251/1994	BECHLIVANIS, A.	2013

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