Directive  97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts - Statement by the Council and the Parliament re Article 6 (1) - Statement by the Commission re Article 3 (1), first indent

The object of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning distance contracts between consumers and suppliers.

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

Directive  2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market

 Gesetz zur Anpassung der Vorschriften über den Wertersatz bei Widerruf von Fernabsatzverträgen und über verbundene Verträge