Germany on Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

From September 2023, consumer protection associations will have a new legal instrument at their disposal to obtain collective redress against businesses on behalf of consumers.

With the transposition of the EU Directive on representative actions into the German national law, a true class action will for the first time be added to Germany's litigation landscape.

To achieve the goals of the "European Green Deal", the EU Commission adopted a proposal for a directive on environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) in March 2023.