Unfair commercial practices directive (UCPD)

Topic area:

Status: 11.05.2005 |

Key words:

Main version, Competition Law, Greenwashing

Official name

DIRECTIVE 2005/29/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (UCPD)

Type

Directive

Level 1

Initiator

Submitted

Doc. code

2005/29/EC

Summary

Status

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Current version

Final version

11.05.2005

Next step

Entry into force

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Scope

Relevant for

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Level 1

Modernisation of EU consumer protection rules (binding, Amendment, EU)

First Act Amending the Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG) (binding, Amendment, DE)

Amendment of the act against unfair competetion (UWG amendment 2007) (binding, Amendment, AT)

National implementation of the directive on unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (binding, Amendment, NL)

Second Act Amending the Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG) (binding, Main version, Amendment, DE)

Strengthening consumers against unfair practices with regard to environmental statements and sustainability (binding, Amendment, EU)

Level 2

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Level 3 / Other

Suitability assessment of EU consumer law (binding, EU)

Source: EU, 2005/29/EC, 2005