Review of the European Consumer Acquis »

European consumer law is one of the parts of European law where the citizens of the European Union may experience the positive consequences of the European integration themselves. This is in part the reason why consumer law is in the renewed attention of the European Commission. Within the framework of the development of the Common Frame of Reference the emphasis is now on the improvement of (in particular) the consumer acquis, more precisely on the review of 8 directives that relate to the sale of goods and services. In this book the author will look into these developments.

1 The Common Frame of Reference (CFR) 2

2 ... and the revision of the consumer acquis 6

3 The reactions to the Green paper Review of the consumer acquis 9

4 The responses pertaining to the revision of the consumer sales directive 22

5 The responses pertaining to the revision of the unfair contract terms directive 40

6 Revision of the distance selling directive 44

7 Revision of the price indication directive 50

8 Revision of the doorstep selling directive 53

9 Revision of the timeshare directive 60

10 Revision of the package travel directive 69

11 Concluding remarks 76

Articles referred to in the text 83