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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 …