Proposals For A New Deal For Consumers

On 11 April 2018 the European Commission published two directive proposals as part of the Commission's 'New Deal for Consumers' ("New Deal"). The New Deal is an initiative to ensure European consumers are benefiting from their rights granted under European Union law.

The inadequacy of the current regime was brought to light in the 'Dieselgate' scandal and in two reports - REFIT Fitness Check of EU Consumer and Marketing law ("Fitness Check") and Consumer Rights Directive evaluation ("CRD Evaluation") – which were published in May 2017 following an extensive evaluation conducted on existing consumer rules. The two new proposals are based on the recommendations made in the Fitness Check and CRD Evaluation and propose to build on the current legislative framework by amending existing Directives.