Kategorie: Consumer protection
Amendment to consumer law – impact on business activities and e-shops
Consumer law will be affected by a number of significant changes on the basis of Act No. 374/2022 Coll. amending the Consumer Protection Act and the Civil Code, which was published in the Collection of Laws on 7. 12. 2022. In particular, the new legislation regulates the publication of user reviews, the method of notification …
Read morePlanned changes to consumer legislation in the Czech Republic
Consumer protection legislation in the Czech Republic is likely to see further significant changes in the near future. A government bill amending Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection, as amended, and Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, as amended, has been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech …
Read moreStrengthening of consumer protection in light of technological and digital developments
At the beginning of this year, Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “Accompanying Directive“) entered into force, amending four existing EU consumer directives – Directive 93/13/EEC (on unfair terms in consumer contracts), Directive 98/6/EC (on consumer protection in the indication of …
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