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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

(‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 1,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty 2,

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

  1. 1 OJ C 108, 30.4.2004, p. 81 . ↩
  2. 2 Opinion of the European Parliament of 20 April 2004 ( OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 260 ), Council Common Position of 15 November 2004 ( OJ C 38 E, 15.2.2005, p. 1 ), Position of the European Parliament of 24 February 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 12 April 2005. ↩
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