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Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29)
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Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29) Content

Whereas -
Chapter 1 General provisions

Article 1 Purpose
Article 2 Definitions
Article 3 Scope
Article 4 Internal market

Chapter 2 Unfair commercial practices

Article 5 Prohibition of unfair commercial practices
Section 1 Misleading commercial practices

Article 6 Misleading actions
Article 7 Misleading omissions

Section 2 Aggressive commercial practices

Article 8 Aggressive commercial practices
Article 9 Use of harassment, coercion and undue influence

Chapter 3 Codes of conduct

Article 10 Codes of conduct

Chapter 4 Final provisions

Article 11 Enforcement
Article 12 Courts and administrative authorities: substantiation of claims
Article 13 Penalties
Article 14 Amendments to Directive 84/450/EEC
Article 15 Amendments to Directives 97/7/EC and 2002/65/EC
Article 16 Amendments to Directive 98/27/EC and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004
Article 17 Information
Article 18 Review
Article 19 Transposition
Article 20 Entry into force
Article 21 Addressees

Annex I Commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair
Annex II Community law provisions setting out rules for advertising and commercial communication

Last update: 30/07/2018