widespread infringement

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16/01/2018 – 03/12/2018 Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘widespread infringement’ means: any act or omission contrary to Union laws that protect consumers’ interests that has done, does or is likely to do harm to the collective interests of consumers residing in at least two Member States other than the Member State in which: the act or omission originated or took place; the trader responsible for the act or omission is established; or evidence or assets of the trader pertaining to the act or omission are to be found; or any acts or omissions contrary to Union laws that protect consumers interests that have done, do or are likely to do harm to the collective interests of consumers and that have common features, including the same unlawful practice, the same interest being infringed and that are occurring concurrently, committed by the same trader, in at least three Member States;

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