Mikolaj Zaleski

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Unit B2 Consumer contract and marketing law
European Economic and Social Committee European
Consumer Day Rules on Unfair Contract
Terms in Directive on Consumer Rights
Mikolaj Zaleski B2 Consumer contract and
marketing law Health and Consumers Directorate
General, European Commission
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What the proposal does?
Unit B2 Consumer contract and marketing law

• Clear transparency requirements
• Terms could be declared unfair because not
  transparent
• Contracts terms shall be available to the
  consumer
• Ban of pre-ticket boxes on the web

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What the proposal does?
Unit B2 Consumer contract and marketing law

• Black list terms always unfair
• Grey list unfair if not proved to be fair
• General test of fairness safety net
• Comitology procedure for updating lists
• Clear-cut solution for additional charges

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What the proposal does NOT do?
Unit B2 Consumer contract and marketing law

• Member States will be free to regulate the
  individually negotiated terms
• National authorities will be free to assess
  specific terms using the general test

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What the proposal does NOT do?
Unit B2 Consumer contract and marketing law

• National authorities will be free to response to
  country specific problems by non-binging
  guidelines.
• The competences of the European Court of Justice
  will not be extended.

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Unit B2 Consumer contract and marketing law

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