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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10304
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/consumers

London urged to transpose consumer directive

Brussels, 28/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - The United Kingdom is being sent a Reasoned Opinion (second stage in the infringement proceedings) for failing to respect EU consumer rights because it has not yet communicated to the European Commission details of its national laws to introduce the consumer credit directive (Directive 2008/48/EC).

The decision to enter the next stage of action against the UK was taken by the European Commission on Thursday 27 January. The UK authorities now have two...

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