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La Directiva 2005/29/Ce Relativa A Las Prácticas Comerciales Desleales: Su Aplicación En La Protección De Los Consumidores De Productos Alimenticios, Luis González Vaqué
La Directiva 2005/29/Ce Relativa A Las Prácticas Comerciales Desleales: Su Aplicación En La Protección De Los Consumidores De Productos Alimenticios, Luis González Vaqué
Luis González Vaqué
Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices was adopted on 11 May 2005 to help consumers benefit from the Internal Market by removing regulatory barriers, deriving from divergent national rules, which discouraged firms from selling and undermined consumers’ trust in buying across the EU. It provides for a high level of consumer protection in all sectors and works as a “safety net” that fills the gaps which are not regulated by other EU sector-specific rules. As far as some practices are not regulated by specific Food Law rules, Directive 2005/29/EC ensures also that foodstuffs consumers are not misled or exposed to …
“Gli Obiettivi Del ‘Pacchetto Di Revisione’ In Materia Di Sanità Animale, Protezione Delle Piante E Sui Controlli Ufficiali Proposto Dalla Commissione Europea”, Luis González Vaqué
“Gli Obiettivi Del ‘Pacchetto Di Revisione’ In Materia Di Sanità Animale, Protezione Delle Piante E Sui Controlli Ufficiali Proposto Dalla Commissione Europea”, Luis González Vaqué
Luis González Vaqué
Ensuring a high level of health for humans, animals, and plants is a Treaty objective of the EU. Over time, the EU has built up a comprehensive body of law designed to prevent and manage risks to animal and plant health and the safety of the food chain at EU and national level. The law in these policy areas is enforced by means of a common set of rules on official controls to be carried out by the competent authorities in the EU Member States. The legal framework which the EU has developed so far has proven, overall, to be …
“Las Nociones 'Consumidor Medio' Y 'Miembro Medio De Un Grupo Particular De Consumidores' En El Reglamento N° 1924/2006 (Declaraciones Nutricionales Y De Propiedades Saludables En Los Alimentos)”, Luis González Vaqué
Luis González Vaqué
It is important that claims on foods can be understood by the consumer and it is appropriate to protect all consumers from misleading claims. However, since the enactment of Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising, the Court of Justice of the European Communities has found it necessary in adjudicating on advertising cases to examine the effect on a notional, typical consumer. In line with the principle of proportionality, and to enable the effective application of the protective measures contained in it, this Regulation takes as a benchmark the average consumer, who is reasonably well-informed …