11 October, Brussels – ‘Crisis’, quipped Viviane Reding, stressing talk of ‘the disintegration of Europe’ (though she might just as well have meant the euro). The Union needs to respond strongly – she urged – by stimulating trade, boosting income … Continue reading
Category Archives: consumer protection
February 21, 2011
by Gary Low
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Consumers and Food Labelling – New Survey
Yummy or Yucky? “What’s in a name?” asked a Capulet to her Montague, “That which we call a rose would by any other name smell as sweet!” While that may be the case, I suspect that, without accurate food labelling, … Continue reading
December 8, 2010
by Gary Low
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Consumer Protection & Online Shopping (Part II)
Picking up on my previous post (7 Dec), a summary (factual background excerpt from the official press release, which can be found here) and some brief comments on the joined cases Pammer and Hotel Alpenhof (C-585/05 and C-144/09) whose judgments … Continue reading
December 7, 2010
by Gary Low
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Consumer Protection & Online Shopping (Part I)
Most of us probably don’t even think about it, but for those of us who do, we tend to assume (not unreasonably) that if we buy stuff from a Dutch or German website, the transactions concluded at these sites are … Continue reading