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Consumer protection

In: Research Handbook on EEA Internal Market Law

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  • M Elvira Méndez Pinedo

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Consumer protection falls under Article 72 EEA and Annex XIX of the EEA Agreement. After a summary of the different provisions and sources applicable in the EU and in the EEA, the most important substantively relevant provisions of EEA consumer law are put into particular focus. Substantive homogeneity has led to similar harmonised rules on consumer contract law, prohibition of unfair practices, and other means of protection of consumers’ legal interests in all states across the entirety of the EEA. Curiously, certain aspects of private international law and judicial cooperation on civil and commercial matters do not fall under the EEA Agreement. Moreover, the chapter examines the case law of the EFTA Court on consumer protection, and considers the judicial homogeneity of the field. A critical assessment of the effectiveness of the consumer protection law in the EFTA pillar of the EEA is conducted by taking into account its interaction with traditional contract law, as applied by national courts.

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  • M Elvira Méndez Pinedo, 2025. "Consumer protection," Chapters, in: Graham Butler (ed.), Research Handbook on EEA Internal Market Law, chapter 14, pages 306-325, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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