On Monday 15 April, the EU Council adopted by a large majority the legislative package on sales contracts which clarifies consumers' rights when shopping online, offline or for digital content. Only the United Kingdom abstained.
The package, which will have to be transposed into national law by the end of 2021, is structured around two separate texts: a directive on the provision of digital content and a directive on the sale of goods online and offline. These two texts, which were the...