Council Directive  93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts

The purpose of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to unfair terms in contracts concluded between a seller or supplier and a consumer.

The contractual terms which reflect mandatory statutory or regulatory provisions and the provisions or principles of international conventions to which the Member States or the Community are party, particularly in the transport area, shall not be subject to the provisions of this Directive.

Directive  2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive  93/13/EEC and Directive  1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive  85/577/EEC and Directive  97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Council Directive  93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts

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