Preamble
Recitals 67
Chapter I - SUBJECT MATTER, DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - CONSUMER INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTS OTHER THAN DISTANCE OR OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS (Article 5) 1
Chapter III - CONSUMER INFORMATION AND RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL FOR DISTANCE AND OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS (Article 6-16) 13
Chapter IIIA - Rules concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance (Article 16a-16e) 5
Chapter IV - OTHER CONSUMER RIGHTS (Article 17-22) 6
Chapter V - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 22a-30) 10
Chapter VI - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 31-35) 5
Annexes 2
- Annex I - Information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal
- Annex II
Amending acts 4

durable medium

Definitions over time (1)

12/12/2011 – 01/07/2018 Article 2, Directive on Consumer Rights Scope: Whole act

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

‘durable medium’ means any instrument which enables the consumer or the trader to store information addressed personally to him in a way accessible for future reference for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information and which allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored;

Each has its own scope, dates and uses. Open one to see when it applies.

No text uses this concept on 10/11/2026.