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

distance contract

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:

‘distance contract’ means any contract concluded between the trader and the consumer under an organised distance sales or service-provision scheme without the simultaneous physical presence of the trader and the consumer, with the exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication up to and including the time at which the contract is concluded;

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

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