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Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2005 Dates Adopted: May 11, 2005 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Competition

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) PDF HTML French Directive 2005/29/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 11 mai 2005 relative aux pratiques commerciales déloyales vis-à-vis des consommateurs dans le marché intérieur et modifiant la directive 84/450/CEE du Conseil et les directives 97/7/CE, 98 / 27/EC et 2002/65/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil et le règlement (CE) n° 2006/2004 du Parlement européen et du Conseil («directive sur les pratiques commerciales déloyales») PDF HTML Spanish Directiva 2005/29/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 11 de mayo de 2005, sobre prácticas desleales de las empresas a los consumidores en el mercado interior, que modifica la Directiva 84/450/CEE del Consejo, las Directivas 97/7/CE, 98 / 27/EC y 2002/65/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo y el Reglamento (CE) Nº 2006/2004 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo (Directiva sobre prácticas comerciales desleales ») PDF HTML
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