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A new Consumer Protection Act (the "Act") entered into force in North Macedonia on 15 November 2022.

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Filip Zafirovski

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A new Consumer Protection Act (the "Act") entered into force in North Macedonia on 15 November 2022.
The previous Consumer Protection Act was already largely harmonised with the consumer protection rules of the European Union. However, the new Act now further harmonises the consumer protection law of North Macedonia with that of the EU, and envisages provisions that can be used as a legal basis for the adoption of new bylaws in the area of consumer protection.

Key novelties

Seasonal discounts

The new Act now explicitly regulates seasonal discounts and the manner in which merchants may offer such discounts, providing that they can only be implemented after the end of the season. As such, seasonal discounts may only be organised in the following periods:

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