[Ecommerce] Consumer Policy in European Community

[James Love]

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the new Consumer
Policy Strategy (2002-2006), which is on the web here:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/intro_en.html
http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_en
.pdf

This is one of the items, a brief mention of a database of "unfair contract
terms."

3.2.1.2. The CLAB39 - "unfair contract terms" - database

The Unfair Contract terms Directive 40was adopted to eliminate unfair terms
from contracts drawn up between a professional and a consumer. The
Commission launched the CLAB database to create an instrument for monitoring
the practical enforcement of the Directive in the form of a database on
"national jurisprudence" governing unfair terms. "Jurisprudence" as
understood by CLAB covers not only court judgements but also decisions by
administrative bodies, voluntary agreements, out-of-court settlements and
arbitration awards. The Commission intends to complete and improve the CLAB
database in the next years.


http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/policy/intro/consumer_policy_strategy_en
.pdf

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels,
COM(2002) 208
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL,
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Consumer Policy Strategy 2002-2006


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