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| Author: | Twigg-Flesner, C. |
| Title: | Time to do the job properly - The case for a new approach to EU consumer legislation |
| Journal: | Journal of Consumer Policy
2010 : DEC, VOL. 33:4, p. 355-375 |
| Index terms: | European Union consumer law regulations consumer protection |
| Freeterms: | cross-border contracts e-commerce |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | European Union (EU) has proposed major reforms to the consumer law acquis. Current legislation is mainly based on directives harmonizing aspects of national consumer laws. It is argued in the paper that a more appropriate approach for EU consumer law would be legislation in the form of a regulation applicable to cross-border (here as: c-b.) transactions only. This argument will consider the EU treaties' constitutional constraints before examining the case for a c-b.-only measure. The c-b. approach is argued as preferable due its clearer benefits provided for consumers seeking to buy goods/services across borders. This would not be upsetting domestic law unnecessarily, especially in the e-commerce context. |
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