On 24 March 2011, the European Parliament approved in plenary session a series of amendments to the draft Directive on Consumer Rights (the "Directive") (See, this Newsletter, Volume 2008, No. 10, p. 4 and Volume 2011, No. 1, p. 5).

On 30 November 2010, Ms Liesbeth Van der Auwera of the Flemish Christian-Democratic Party (CD&V) introduced a Bill in the Chamber of Representatives to amend the Law of 6 April 2010 on Market Practices and Consumer Protection (the "Law") in view of combating misleading business directories

Consumer companies around the world are incorporating sustainability, business integrity, and brand purpose into their business operations

The European Commission reported on the changes that Internet platform providers Apple and Google have proposed in response to consumer law problems.

The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures against 20 EU Member States for failing to transpose the EmpCo Directive by the March 27, 2026 deadline. This directive aims to combat greenwashing by requiring substantiation of environmental claims and third-party certification for sustainability labels, with full implementation expected by September 27, 2026.

On 11 August 2014, the European Commission made public a letter that it had sent on 23 July 2014 to six international car rental companies operating in all EU Member States.

On the 25 April 2022, the European Commission published a "Restrictions Roadmap" as part of the EU's Chemicals Strategy.

In the first use of the Digital Markets Act's enforcement powers, the European Commission has opened a number of investigations, including of Alphabet's self-preferencing in search...

As part of the EU Commission's strategy for a Digital Single Market (DSM), the EU Commission wants to make it easier for online shoppers to buy goods and services

European consumer protection law now requires online traders to provide a clearly labeled withdrawal button on their platforms, implementing a structured two-step process that makes it as easy for consumers to exit contracts as it was to enter them.

On 15 January 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") further strengthened the protection of consumers when booking flights online.

On 4 June 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") ruled on a request for a preliminary ruling from the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) regarding the misleading labelling of foodstuffs...

The Report canvasses the extent to which those principles and recommendations have been incorporated into national law by Member States.

On 17 October 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") ruled on a preliminary reference from a German court concerning the interpretation of Article 15(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the "Brussels Regulation") (ECJ, case C-218/12, Lokman Emrek v. Vlado Sabranovic).

Accordingly, the ECJ favours the performance of the contract instead, rescission should be considered as a solution of last resort.

On 6 December 2012, the European Commission published the results of an EU-wide screening of websites selling games, books, videos and music which can be downloaded to a computer or mobile device.

The European Commission's Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva presented a new report on cross-border e-commerce in the EU. The report highlighted that cross-border e-commerce has been slow to develop in the EU.

On 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a standard choice of law clause in favour of the law of the EU Member State in which the seller or supplier is established, is unfair.

Moreover, the ECJ indicated that even settled case-law of a Member State cannot achieve the clarity and precision needed to satisfy the requirement of legal certainty.

On September 28, 2022, the European Commission published two proposals—the Revised Product Liability Directive and the AI Liability Directive—aimed at adapting liability rules to the green and digital transition...