The inter-institutional negotiations in the EU on the package concerning sales contracts have ended. Following the Digital Content Directive, on 22 January, the European Union's co-legislators - Parliament and Council - reached a provisional agreement on the online and offline sale of goods (see EUROPE 12178) on the morning of Tuesday 29 January. The news was welcomed by both the European Commission and The European Consumer Organization (BEUC).
The rules on the sale of goods cover both...