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Consumer Law - European Parliament Approves Amendments To Draft Consumer Rights Directive
09 May 2011
by
Van Bael & Bellis
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On 24 March 2011, the European Parliament approved in plenary
session a series of amendments to the draft Directive on Consumer
Rights (the "Directive") (See, this Newsletter,
Volume 2008, No. 10, p. 4 and Volume 2011, No. 1, p. 5). The
amendments aim to strengthen consumer protection. For instance,
while the original text granted consumers a withdrawal period of 3
months when a trader fails to inform them of their right to
withdraw within 14 days from a distance or off-premises contract,
the European Parliament extended that period to 1 year.
The vote on the amendments to the Directive also gave the
European Parliament's rapporteurs a mandate to negotiate a
compromise text with the EU Council of Ministers and the European
Commission. If these parties reach an agreement, the Directive will
be put to a final vote in the European Parliament. This final vote
may already take place in June or July 2011.
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